419 scam: "OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT." <fgn.gvm23@superposta.com> RE:IMMEDIATE APPROVED OF YOUR PAYMENT.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- fgn.gvm22@superposta.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT." <fgn.gvm23@superposta.com>
Reply-To: fgn.gvm22@superposta.com
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:21:41 +0900 (KST)
Subject: RE:IMMEDIATE APPROVED OF YOUR PAYMENT.

--
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT,
DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN GCFR.
REF: FGN/001/MT103/FRN/BENE/2010
Email: fgn.gvm22@superposta.com

OFFICIAL MEMO

RE:IMMEDIATE APPROVED PAYMENT OF $10.5 M. VIA K.T.T SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER TO
YOUR BANK

A/C.

Attention: Beneficiary,

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT FOLLOWING THE LAST MEETING HELD BY THE MEMBERS
OF STATE OF UNITED NATIONS, WORLD BANK, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATE OF
AMERICA AND MY GOOD SELF THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA REGARDING THE HUGE DEBTS
OWNED TO SO MANY FOREIGNERS

AND WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE PROVISION OF SECTION (114), SUB SECTION
(04) OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, I HEREBY
INFORM YOU THAT YOUR LONG OVERDUE PAYMENT FILE HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND
CONFIRMED OKAY BY THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY.

IN OUR BID TO BE TRANSPARENT INLINE WITH THE PROGRAM OF MY ADMINISTRATION.
I, DR. GOOD LUCK JONATHAN, PRESIDENT COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ECONOMIC
AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

(EFCC) IN THEIR CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION, I WISH TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
EVERY ARRANGEMENTS HAS BEEN PERFECTED TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT OF $10.5
MILLION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

HOWEVER, BE INFORMED THAT IT WAS RESOLVED AT THE MEETING THAT YOU WILL BE
PAID YOUR FULL AMOUNT WITH AN INTEREST OF $50,000 VIA K.T.T}SWIFT TRANSFER
DIRECTLY FROM THE

PRESIDENTIAL FIAT DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SYSTEM, THIS DECISION WAS TAKEN TO
AVOID CASES WHERE BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND BANK OFFICIALS FRUSTRATE
OWNED BENEFICIARIES. THE ONLY FEE REQUIRED FOR THIS TRANSACTION IS $470 TO
ENABLE THE FACILITATION OF THIS

FUND URGENTLY SO THAT IT GETS TO YOU THE BENEFICIARIES WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION OR DELAY. NOTE: I AM IN CHARGE OF YOUR PAYMENT NOW AND I KNOW
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL OPPOSE AGAINST IT BUT I WANT TO DO THIS SO AS TO
CORRECT SOME BAD IMPRESSION LEFT BEHIND BY MY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS
NATION,$20 BILLION HAVE BEEN MAPPED OUT FROM THE

SUBSIDY OF OIL TO PAY OFF ALL THE OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS. ALSO BE INFORMED
THAT THIS PRESIDENTIAL FIAT DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY CHARGE IS NON NEGOTIABLE.

YOUR CO-OPERATION IS HIGHLY NEEDED FOR THE REMITTANCE OF YOUR

FUND.

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING, TO THAT EFFECT, YOUR NEW PAYMENT REFERENCE
NUMBER IS 14040, YOUR NEW PAYMENT ALLOCATION NUMBER IS 109914, YOUR NEW
PAYMENT PASSWORD NUMBER IS MANG74181 AND YOUR NEW PAYMENT PIN CODE NUMBER
IS 201188, THIS PAYMENT

REFERENCE INSTRUMENT ARE TO BE USED IMMEDIATELY YOUR TRANSFER TELEX COPY
SLIP WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU BY THE PRESIDENTIAL FIAT DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
SYSTEM. DO BEAR IN MIND THAT I AM IN THE UNITED STATE WITH PRESIDENT
BARRACK OBAMA, I REALLY WANT TO MAKE

SURE THAT YOU RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT WITHIN THE SHORT PERIOD THAT I WILL BE
HERE.

EXPECTING YOUR CO-OPERATION
Waiting your prompt reply,
Yours faithfully,
HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT,

Dr. GOODLUCK E. JONATHAN
COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE
ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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