419 scam: "Barr. Elias. Obison"<eliasobisonjr@yahoo.com> National Security Adviser

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- natincomm@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Elias. Obison" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <natincomm@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:58:08 +0100
Subject: National Security Adviser

ATTENTION: (BENEFICIARY) PFGN/CDE/011/NIC/012

I am Elias C. Obison Jr (SAN). National Security Adviser to the President and Head of the National Intervention Committee set up by the government after the recent public reactions to the oil subsidy removal in the country. I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just concluded it sitting in Abuja just released your name among others contractors to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment.

This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate Manipulated contract and inheritance claims, contracts and over-invoiced payment as the negative effects has eaten deep into the economy of our dear country. Disregard any replica of this message without the presidential allocation code as stated above. However, we wish to bring to your notice that your contract / inheritance claim has been listed in our central Computeronic Presidential system as an unpaid contract / inheritance during auditing exercise.

Your payment file was forwarded to my office by the auditors general as unclaimed fund, we wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being, Federal Government of Nigeria have directed that this committee monitor and supervise the Central Bank and the ministry of finance in order to release all outstanding payment without further delay base on your ability to present us with your payment evidence. Due to numerous petitions to United Nations, FBI, CIA and International police against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of foreign funds to different accounts by foreign beneficiaries. This committee has the mandate of the Federal Executives Council to effect and release fund with satisfactory evidence to the beneficiary as part of the government resolve to redeem our country image before the international communities who has lost believe in our payment procedure.

Note: This committee counts on your cooperation to be able to conclude your transaction without more hindrance, do not believe further in any group or individuals who has in any way collected money from you in respect of releasing your fund to you. Contact me immediately at natincomm@gmail.com with the below required information.

1) YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS
2) PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3) NAME &ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK, ACCOUNT NAME & NUMBER
4) YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5) A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY

Congratulations.

Best Regards,
Barr. Elias. Obison Jr,
National Security Adviser to the President
Federal Republic of Nigeria

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