419 scam: "President Office"<goveinter@gmail.com> YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND

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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)
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found 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.
- +447035981555 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +2348149822801

Fraud email example:

From: "President Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <prenig001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:57:15 +0100
Subject: YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FROM THE DESK OF: DR REUBEN ABATI
(PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN)
OUR REF NO: 000991/FRN/7535/2014 REF: FRN/OHG/OXD2/2014
TEL DIRECT: +234-814-982-2801

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND VALUED $28.5 Million PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES THESE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED YOU AS A PERSON. MEANWHILE, WE ARE GOING TO PROGRAM YOUR PAYMENT INTO OUR CENTRAL COMPUTER PAYMENT SYSTEM AS ONE OF OUR FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES WHO IS YET RECEIVE HIS/HER FUNDS ALL THESE YEARS .WE APOLOGIZE ONCE AGAIN TO THOSE OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS/INHERITANCE BENEFICIARY WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED THEIR FUND FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.

HOWEVER,WE ARE ABOUT TO RELEASE YOUR FUND FOR FURTHER TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK A/C BEFORE ONE MAN NAMED MR JAMES ROBINSON, BROUGHT TO OUR NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED HIM TO CLAIM THE FUND ON YOUR BEHALF AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE DUE TO YOUR ILL HEALTH.

INFORMATION BELOW:
NAME JAMES ROBINSON.
BANK NAME: LLOYDS TSB
MANCHESTER, U.K.ACCOUNT
022562188-454520
A/C OFFICERS PHONE NO:-+447035981555.

MR JAMES ROBINSON CLAIMED THAT HE IS FROM FLORIDA USA BUT RESIDES IN UNITED KINGDOM AND THAT YOU AUTHORIZED HIM 100% TO CLAIM THE FUND ON YOUR BEHALF. THAT IS THE MAIN REASON WE CONTACTED YOU TO KNOW WHETHER YOU GAVE HIM THIS AUTHORITY AS HE SAID TO AVOID WRONG PAYMENT.

PLEASE DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE. AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT.
KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE NO:
3) COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND ADDRESS:
4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED,YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU TO AVOID ANY WRONG PAYMENT IN THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2014. HOWEVER; WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MR JAMES ROBINSON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 7 WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF YOUR FUND MIGHT HAVE CAUSED YOU.

BEST REGARDS
FROM THE DESK OF: DR REUBEN ABATI
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
(PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN)

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