419 scam: "FROM THE FEDERAL BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE,FIRS."<info@firs.org.ng> CONTACT DR.JOHNSON BRIGGS IN LONDON FOR YOUR PAYMENT.

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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:

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:
- "inland revenue board" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "inland revenue board" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
- "lagos" (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.
- +447035948232 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- mjohnsonbriggs@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM THE FEDERAL BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE,FIRS." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mjohnsonbriggs@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 01:13:45 -0700
Subject: CONTACT DR.JOHNSON BRIGGS IN LONDON FOR YOUR PAYMENT.

Office Of The Executive Chairman,
Federal Inland Revenue Board (FIRS)
Dr.M'fon Akpan.
27/28 Adeyemo, Alakija Street
Victoria Island, Lagos,Nigeria .
Building Name: Fortune Towers House.

Attn: Funds Beneficiary.

Dear Sir.

Re: Contact Johnson Briggs in London For Your Payment By Our Bankers (HSBC BANK)London,UK.

This is to inform your officially that the Federal Government of Nigeria through the highest body Office the Presidency and the President Elect have unanimously given an urgent instructions for the release and payment of your over due funds to you through our Consolidated Oil Reserve Account with HSBC Bank in London,United Kingdom (UK) and this will be done through the Nigeria Offshore Payment Center in Northumberland Ave, London,UK of which our Offshore Payment Director Dr.Johnson Briggs is now in London to personally facilitate the release and immediate payment of your funds through our bankers HSBC Bank hence he is the only signatory to the account and will as such effect your payment without stress or hassles as he is with your payment file already in London now for your payment through our bankers (HSBC BANK) as i instructed to him in my capacity as the Executive Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service.,so you are to contact him as soon as you receive this letter as he is already in London and advise

Sequel to the above now you are as matter of urgency requested to contact our UK Offshore Payment Director Dr.Johnson Briggs with the below details and let him know that i directed you to call him to enable him work and facilitate your payment from our bankers in London,United Kingdom (HSBC BANK,LONDON BRANCH) as you are one of the ten (10)listed beneficiaries to be paid by him through our bankers as the Offshore Payment Director,tell him how you want to receive your funds and act accordingly to every of his instructions because he is the only person that will facilitate the release of your approved sum of US$6.5Million only (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) to you as the only signatory to our Oil Account with HSBC bank in London,his contact details in London,United Kingdom is as below.

Contact Person: Dr. Johnson Briggs.
Executive Director Nigeria Offshore Payment Center United Kingdom.
Address In London,UK: 21B,Northumberland Ave, London WC2N 5BX, United Kingdom
Direct Tel:+ 44-703-5948232.
Email: mjohnsonbriggs@gmail.com

Finally as a matter of urgency do update my office as soon as you must have received your payment through our Offshore Payment Center as above under the administrations and supervisions of Dr.Johnson Briggs only whom our bankers HSBC Bank only takes instructions from and as the sole signatory of our Oil Reserve Account with them,this is an order from Mr.President and you are required to do according to the directives of Johnson who is in London already for the release of your funds to you directly by him as you will deal with him in London and not directly with our bankers as it was the case in the past hence he is there for you alone,follow all his instructions as he is the final arbiter to your payment hence instructions is with our bankers in London to that effect,update my office as soon you have been paid as instructed for the closure of your payment file from my desk here and as well make sure you follow his instructions to the latter until you have received the above approved sum to you.

Best Regards.

Dr,M'fon Akpan,
Executive Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service.
FIRS.

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