419 scam: "Pius Ayim Pius" <info@presidencyoffice.org> Attn: Honorable contractor,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 2347052282493

Fraud email example:

From: "Pius Ayim Pius" <info@presidencyoffice.org>
Reply-To: drokoneze@mail.am
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:11:20 -0400
Subject: Attn: Honorable contractor,

THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
PRESIDENTIAL COMPLEX BUILDING

Attn: Honorable contractor,

I, the secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria and Committee on
contract payment meet with the New Senate President, DAVID MARK AND DR.USMAN
SHAM -SUDEEN Finance Minister and Group Managing Director NNPC, who are
members of the Committee, on foreign and local contractors.

Studying contractor?s files yesterday, we discovered that your file was
dumped untreated. So at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your
contract payment and you should stop every communication with any other
office except the one you will be refer to now.

You are hereby directed to contact the PAYMENT OFFICER, DR Okon Eze, and
Tel: 234-70-522-82493, Email: drokoneze@mail.am, so that he will release
your payment to you immediately. And also you should reconfirm your bank
details, contract amount, contract number and your telephone/fax number to
him. This is to avoid mistake while transferring this overdue contract
payment to you

Having received these vital payment numbers therefore, you are qualified now
to receive and confirm your payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria
immediately within 24 hours.

New Order from the presidency has requested us to deduct all charges from
your payment before effecting your payment; you are required to attach a
copy of your REDUCTION CERTIFICATE which was issued to you by the office of
the presidency free of charge.

Best Regards,
Pius Ayim Pius
Secretary to Federal Government of Nigeria

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