419 scam: PRESIDENCY OFFICE DEBT <presidencyofficedebt@gmail.com> IMMEDIATE ATTENTION NEEDED OR YOU CALL ME

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (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 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.
- +2348082941055 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- sentecmttee@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: PRESIDENCY OFFICE DEBT <presidencyofficedebt@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:44:25 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE ATTENTION NEEDED OR YOU CALL ME

*FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA
ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW COMMISSION
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS*

Tel: 234-8082941055

Email: sentecmttee@yahoo.com
*OUR REF: FRN/ACLC/034/13/2013*

Attn: Sir,

Based on the high level of corruption, Federal Government of Nigeria has
set up an Anti-corruption Law to eradicate the high level of corruption in
our country.

>From the Review of Foreign Debt Payment Schedule, it was noticed that some
group of people or persons have been collecting money from you in one way
or the other in respect to your payment. It is the wish of the Federal
Government to be dealt with any person or group of people found in such
ugly act and put a stop to all unconstitutional behaviours, equally to
prosecute anybody found guilty for being violating the rules and regulation
of the foreign payment in section 5 of 1999 constitution of Federal
Republic of Nigeria.

Conspicuously, is the same group of people that jeopardizing the
relationship that we have with the foreign contractors and also frustrating
the foreign investors to invest in our country.

Therefore, you are advice to send all particulars of those people that
collected money from you based on your payment. The information given to us
would warrant us to arrest those people that involved in these menace,
before they hand over to new Government, since they are still in the active
service. And we will make sure that the money collected from you illegally
will be recovered.

This law is not going to exonerate anybody found guilty and would be
severely treated and equally would be brought to book. It is not the wish
of the Federal Government not to pay you, but it is because of non-chalant
attitudes contributed by some greedy and corrupt people seeking for their
self-interest and unconstitutional behaviours.

We apologize for the inconveniences and very sorry for the delay in
payment. We are promising you that your money will be release in few days,
immediately you send the particulars of your banking information through
the above fax number or Email address.

Expecting your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,

* Mr Ekpo Nta,
(Chairman Anti-corruption Law Commission)
Tel: 234-8082941055*

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