419 scam: "Federal Executive Council"<mark.fec2@siify.com> CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION Ref: LBB/IRD/CBX/021/09

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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)
- "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.
- +2348055750426 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Executive Council" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mark.fec2@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 22:47:36 +0100
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION Ref: LBB/IRD/CBX/021/09

FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT OFFICE
INCONJUCTION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA
IN RESPECT OF PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA
HEAD OFFICE, ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Our Ref: LBB/IRD/CBX/021/09

RE: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVERDUE FUND

After a joint meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the senate Committee on Foreign Debts reconciliation and the Presidential Payment and Implementation Panel on Contract/ Inheritance fund under Category, which was addressed and headed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (GCFR). It became imperative to contact you on the subject matter. This meeting was initiated as part of the recent image laundering scheme of the federal government of Nigeria.

During the meeting, so many negative reports were tabled on behalf of our numerous contractors and foreign personnel on how unfairly they have been treated and extorted by some corrupt officials who were vested with the authority to pay them their entitlements. The most annoying and irritating aspect of it all is that they could not effect payment to these foreign beneficiaries after subjecting them to so much stress and trauma.

To this regards, this office has been given the SOLE authority by the President and Commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to handle and release all contract/ inheritance funds. You are therefore advised NOT to contact ANY OTHER OFFICE to avoid further complications in your payment file. Every arrangement for the remittance of your overdue funds payment of US $18M (Eighteen Million US Dollar) has been concluded and the funds will be released to you within 5 banking days of your response.

Please reconfirm the information below to enable this office proceed and finalize your funds remittance without further delays:

1) Your Full Name
2) Fax and Mobile #
3) Home/ Office Address
4) Profession and Age

You are to contact this office immediately on the receipt of this e-mail message. I apologize on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the delay in your payment and promise you that it will never repeat itself again as we are into our new government.

Yours Faithfully,
MR. MARK UZOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (F.E.C)
+234-805-575-0426

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