419 scam: "Mustapher Dangote"<info@thepresidency-nig.com> PAYMENT UPDATE

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mustapher Dangote" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <the.presidency@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 17:24:33 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE

Attention!!!

Dear Sir/Madam

Your outstanding contract/inheritance entitlement has received attention of office of the presidency on foreign financial matters and also in line with the meeting held on Friday August 8, 2014 between office of the presidency on foreign financial matters and the federal executive council, I write to officially inform you that your contract/inheritance entitlement valued at One Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD1.6M) has been approved for immediate payment to you. You are required to send your means of identification; first three pages of your international passport or driver’s license and as well as your contact telephone number for onward submission to the financial institution assigned to handle the payment exercise on behalf of the federal government of Nigeria.

Be informed that this message supersedes every other message you must have received in the past concerning your contract/inheritance entitlement.

Regards,

Mr. Mustapha Dangote

For: Office of the Presidency

Foreign Financial Matters

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam