419 scam: "Office of the President"<officeofthe@magnetad.gr> The Honorable Office of the President

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "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 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.
- +2348171458671

Fraud email example:

From: "Office of the President" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officeofthepresidencyi@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 15:03:27 -0700
Subject: The Honorable Office of the President

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

From:” The Honorable Office of the President"

And Debt Reconciliation Payment Report and Immediate Fund Remittance.

Address: Aso-Rock Villa "Presidential Guest House, Wuza Zone II Abuja- Nigeria.

Our Ref: FGN/PRE/VP/XNX/2016

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

I WAS SURPRISED THAT YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR BENEFICIARY FUND PAYMENT TO FROM THIS COUNTRY UP TO DATE, I MUHAMMADU BUHARI THE PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, PROMISE THAT EVERY BENEFICIARY'S PAYMENT WILL BE RELEASED TO HIM OR HER IMMEDIATELY I HEAR FROM YOU AND YOU ARE ADVISE TO CALL ME ON THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER +234-817-145-8671 IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT EMAIL.

BASED ON MY INVESTIGATION, I NOTICED THAT YOU HAVE WASTED A LOT OF YOUR HARD EARN MONEY IN THE HANDS OF FRAUDSTERS IN RESPECT OF RECEIVING YOUR BENEFICIARY FUND PAYMENT FROM THIS COUNTRY. NOW I AM ADVISING YOU TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANYBODY OR BANK UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND FROM THE BANK WHICH I WILL DIRECT YOU.

MEANWHILE TRY AND RECONFIRM TO ME ALL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION'S AND YOUR ID CARD BY EMAIL AND CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER+234-817-145-8671 IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL.

CONGRATULATION IN ADVANCE, ONCE MORE REMEMBER THIS YOUR TRANSACTION WITH ME IS CONFIDENTIAL, DUE TO A LOT OF IMPERSONATORS, IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT ME YOU CAN READ THROUGH THIS LINK BELOW:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Muhammadu_Buhari

REMEMBER THIS CODE: AVOID WHAT?ANSWER:CORRUPTION.

I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

REGARDS

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI(GCFR)

PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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