419 scam: "His Excellency Goodluck Ebele Jonathan"<office.predident0005@web.de> OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT-FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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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:
- "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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- +2348033249456 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "His Excellency Goodluck Ebele Jonathan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <goodluck.ebele.jonathan77@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:06:42 -0800
Subject: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT-FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces
Aso Rock Presidential Villa,
FCT Abuja - Nigeria.
Direct Tel: +234-803-324-9456.

Ref: FGN/OP/PYMT-049382/10
Payment File No.: XCX 00948
Payment Release Code: EBID/NG-84900/10

RE: CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER

Follow-up to the recent development in the country, after the death of President Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua, I have come to discover that due to his incompetence in his duty the release of your fund has been delay, and because of that, the Federal Executive Council has agreed to profer solution to your problem.

Meanwhile, the Meeting of the African Union in-conjunction with the Economic Community of West African States, and Federal Executive Council regarding the release of your over-due contract inheritance fund with the Nigeria Government, they have appointed Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development as the approved bank to carry on with the release of your fund to you, which you are advice to get back to this office for further details about the release of your fund.

However, the Payment files no. XCX 00948 submitted to my office from the Federal Executive Council state that the release of your contract inheritance sum is yet to be completed, which your name was among the short-listed Eight beneficiaries that has not receive payment, and the approved amount to be release to you is (US$6,700,000.00) Six Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only.

More so, we shall not tollerate any mis-conduct that might caused by you or any, that is why we are appealing to you to dis-associate yourself from any bank or offices other than this one that has been approved to carry on with the release of your fund, and you are advice to re-confirm to us the following.

Your Full Name
Contact Address
Direct Telephone Number
Occupation
A copy of your driver’s license or passport

Finally, you are given 48hrs to respond to this mail, so that we shall release your contract inheritance fund to you without any delay. Note that, upon your response we shall direct you to the paying back for the release of your fund to you.

Diligent in Service,

For and on behalf of
His Excellency Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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