419 scam: "Office Of The Presidency"<mmnlegboga@gmail.com> Attn: Beneficiary!man Please Is Between Me &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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- +2348066929958 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Office Of The Presidency" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mmnlegbogah@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:31:07 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary!

From the desk of:
Mr. Emmanuel O. Egbogah
Special Adviser to the Presidency
on Financial/Petroleum Matters

Attn: Beneficiary,

With reference to your contract/inheritance fund with the Federal Government of Nigeria, I am Mr. Emmanuel O. Egbogah Special Adviser to the Presidency on Financial Matters. I have the mandate to contact you earlier but due to my commitment and based on the conditions surrounding the late release of your fund, I could not do that.

However, there is an arrangement with some highly acknowledged officials attached to the various financial sectors of Nigeria and one foreign High Commission in Nigeria to carry out an operation with my colleagues. They accepted to work with us once we agree with their terms and the conditions of settling them as soon as their job is completed from Nigeria to you.

I will like to inform you that all the necessary underground arrangement has been concluded for your contract/inheritance fund to be lifted through Diplomatic Courier Service Company. The cash will be moved from Diplomatic Luggage’s of Nigeria with seals/tag numbers. Every arrangement towards these procedures has been perfectly concluded.

We have to taken care of the local expenses in the same ratio of percentage of dividend that will be incurred in this process and settle the Diplomats that will carry the consignment from Nigeria to your country and assist you to make the cash lodgment to a secure bank account. Meanwhile, I have concluded with the officials working with Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) to get all the necessary documents needed for the arrangement so that immediately the diplomats get the cash to you, the consignment will be deposited to any of the International acclaim bank in your country.

Finally, immediately the consignment gets to you country, your attention will be needed to identify and to proceed to the bank. Be aware that this arrangements is perfectly arranged with my contacts men working with NSPMC and sealed, do not inform anybody about this arrangements, to avoid putting us into problems which may affect your contract/Inheritance payment and our civil service.

I await your immediate approval letter for us to move ahead.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Emmanuel O. Egbogah
Tel: 234-80-66929958

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