419 scam: "DR. ALEX MAGNUS Economic Adviser to the President)" <nnagbo.nnamdi@gmail.com> Re: IRREVOCABLE CONTRACT PAYMENT, CALL ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OFFICE

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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!

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- +2348074047524 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- acct_gen_nig50@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. ALEX MAGNUS Economic Adviser to the President)" <nnagbo.nnamdi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: acct_gen_nig50@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:04:18 -0800
Subject: Re: IRREVOCABLE CONTRACT PAYMENT, CALL ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OFFICE

From: DR. ALEX MAGNUS
Economic Adviser to the President)

Attn: Contract Beneficiary

CONTRACTORS /CREDITOR WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA YOU HAVE TWO
WEEKS MANDATE TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT.

Based on the meeting held with the office of the New President DR GOOD
LUCK JONATHAN, office the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Paris Club, Accountant general
of Nigeria office and the 14 member committee inaugurated by the
office of the Presidency to verify and remit all outstanding over due
contract payment such as your payment to Foreign contractors.

It is my pleasure to inform you officially that the office of the New
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA has been mandated to commence the swift
transfer of your over due contract fund into your designated bank
account details, in lieu of this you are urgently requested to contact
the ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OFFICE for swift wire MR. JONAH OGUNNIYI
OTUNLA on email: acct_gen_nig50@yahoo.com to enable your fund
reflect in your account within the next 12 banking hours as stipulated
by the presidency. Urgently call the accountant general on the phone
+2348074047524 as soon as you receive this mail today

You are hereby instructed to stop all further contact with any other
person/office in respect to your over due contract funds with the
Nigeria Government for failure to adhered to our directives will
automatically result to the cancellation of your immediate contract
payment .

Note that all necessary arrangements has been concluded by THE
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT and the Senate House Committee on
Foreign contract payment wish to inform you that your Contract Payment
Release Bond has been endorsed today 20th Jan 2015, and forwarded to
the ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA for immediate release of your
overdue contract fund. You are hereby instructed to contact only the
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, MR. JONAH OGUNNIYI OTUNLA on his Telephone
number: Tel:+2348074047524, we are informed that your contract
proceedings will be credited to your bank account immediate you
contact ACCOUNTANT GENERAL today on his direct E-mail:
acct_gen_nig50@yahoo.com
Congratulation!

Yours truly
DR. ALEX MAGNUS

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