419 scam: "DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE"<management@presidency.com> YOUR OUTSTANTING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION?????r PŒë¸"

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "million united states 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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "debtmanagementofficce@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "debtmanagementofficce@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- telexdept010@usa.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dmo@turk.tc>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:53:47 -0700
Subject: YOUR OUTSTANTING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION?????

>From Desk of Debt Management Office
Email: debtmanagementofficce@live.com

Attn:Beneficiary

We write in regards to your delayed Contract/Inheritance Funds in the sum of Ten Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$10,500,000.00) which you are
yet to receive as a result of your inability to raise the required fee(s) to conclude your Transaction. The United Nations and Debt Management office has decided to
proffer a solution that will make it easier for all the Beneficiaries to receive their Funds.

We understood that some Fees are required in order to process and Transfer of your Funds into your Account. We are also aware that most Beneficiaries do not have these
required fees.We have therefore deliberated with the Bank in charge of this payment to allow Beneficiaries the privilege of receiving their Funds in two (2) or three
(3)installments.

In this case, Beneficiaries will no longer be required to pay the fee at once but part of it depending on the number of installments such Beneficiary will like
his/her Funds to be released to him/her.

Write the Bank in charge below and request that you want your fund to be transferred to your account by installments payment,so that once the first payments enters
into your account you can then use money from there to facilitate the transfer of the remaining balance,once you confirms the first installments into your account that
will equally give you another opportunity to do a telex-transfer and withdrawal from your account to the BANK Online transfer procedure.

The BANK which is now in charge of your Payment has agreed to give the Beneficiaries the option of receiving their Funds at once,in two or three installments.This will
help the beneficiaries to pay part of the fee and receive part of their Funds with which such beneficiary can offsett the remaining fee and receive his/her complete
Funds.To break this down:Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($450) fee will facilitate the release of One Million United States Dollars (US$1,000,000.00) only. Six Hundred
Dollars ($600) fee will facilitate the release of Two Million United States Dollars (US$2,000,000.00) only.

Three Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($3,150) fee which is the total fee will facilitate the release of your Full Contract/inheritance Funds in the sum of Ten
Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$10,500,000.00).However,in case you cannot afford the charges for the above mentioned installments,you should
feel free to inform the bank of America how much you have for a lower instalment.

This is the best the United Nations and Debt Management Office can do for you,and you are advised to take advantage of this opportunity.So kindly,contact Mr Charles
O.Holliday,Jr.Chief Financial Officer,Bank of America Altanta Georgia Branch He could be reached at 404 652 0663 Email:telexdept010@usa.com or mrcharlesholliday@cx.tc
to indicate your preferable option.

NOTE: Do not be afraid/scared to indicate the amount you have in hands (no proper-amount is so small to trigger installments-payment base on our discussion with the
Bank of America) so that the first payment will move into your account for you to comfirm the existence of the fund before you proceed for the balance.

Thank You once again.

Mr Eedward Ekpenyong,
Debt Management Office,
Email: debtmanagementofficce@live.com

CC: (UN) SECRETARY GENERAL

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