419 scam: "Ministry of Finance" <sumarna@showa.co.id> IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- onlineofficeunit@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ministry of Finance" <sumarna@showa.co.id>
Reply-To: onlineofficeunit@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 17:15:11 +0700
Subject: IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!

FROM THE DESK OF; HON.MR.ZAINAB SHAMSUNA AHMED.
MINISTER TO THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
37 Park-view Estate Ikoyi Victoria Island
EMAIL: onlineofficeunit@gmail.com
..............................................

Dear Benrficiary;

How are you today? Hope all is well.

Your compensation payment file appears in my desk two days ago through FMF
office That you are among the people approved to be paid their full
payment of USD$8.3 million dollars as we are now ready to release your
total sum of million dollars to you, Signed by the Vice President Federal
Republic of Nigeria. we need your below information, to confirm with the
one we have already here in our file, to enable immediate release of your
payment to your bank account.
immediately.

Meanwhile, your Payment Voucher Number
is:(FMF/CBN/NNPC/BOA-93WB82UN567-$8.3M)

PLEASE RE-CONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION,
.................................................

Your Full Name............................
Your Sex..................................
Your Age.................................
Your House address:.............................
Your Country..............................
Your Copy of your identification Passport or Id Card...........
Marital Status.......................
Your Occupation..........................
Your Personal Mobile Number....................
Your Personal Fax Number.......................

We sincerely apologize for any delay you might have encountered in the
past as your payment is now 100% Guaranteed.

Please get back to me through this email address: (
onlineofficeunit@gmail.com )

I stop here until i hear from you again.

Thanks and God bless.

Hon.Mrs.Zainab Shamsuna Ahmedi.
(MINISTER OF FINANCE)
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Cc: Senate President.
Cc: All Foreign Payment Offices.
Cc: Board of Directors [BOD].
Cc: Accountant General Of The Federation

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