419 scam: "President Office"<antonia@cloetenberg.co.za> **** SPAM **** YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND

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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.
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.
- +2348149822801
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.
- prenig001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "President Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <prenig001@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 05:34:16 +0100
Subject: **** SPAM **** YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OUR REF NO: 000991/FRN/7535/2014 REF: FRN/OHG/OXD2/2014
TEL DIRECT: +234-814-982-2801

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

I AM THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ARMED FORCE OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, MY NAME IS DR. GOODLUCK EBELLE JONATHAN, I AM CONTACTING YOU IN RESPECT OF MY PROMISE TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT BEFORE I GO INTO MY SECOND TERM IN OFFICE, WE ARE PREPARING FOR ANOTHE ROUND OF ELECTION IN 2015, I WILL SETTLE ALL CONTRACTORS / INHERITANCE BENEFICIARUIES WHOSE FUND ARE OVERDUE.

AS A RESULT, I AND MY FINANACIAL ADVISERS HAVE PEGGED ALL CONTRACT PAYMENT AND INHERITANCE PAYMENT TO $28.5M. YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MY SPOKESMAN, DR REUBEN ABATI ON HIS EMAIL ADDRESS AND HIS TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. WHEREBY YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

HIS CONTACT INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS:

NAME: DR. REUBEN ABATI
TELEPHONE NUMBER: +234-814-982-2801
EMAIL ADDRESS: prenig001@yahoo.com

YOU ARE TO SUPPLY HIM WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE NO:
3) COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND ADDRESS:
4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS AS SOON AS THIS
INFORMATION IS RECEIVED,YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU TO
AVOID ANY WRONG PAYMENT IN THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE
YEAR 2014. HOWEVER; WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS
DETAILS TO THE SAID MR JAMES ROBINSON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR
FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 7 WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS DELAY IN
TRANSFERRING OF YOUR FUND MIGHT HAVE CAUSED YOU.

BEST REGARDS
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
(PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN)

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