419 scam: "Dr.Abraham Nwakwo" <dmongr4@gmail.com> DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (Anti-Fraud & Investigation Unit)

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- abrahamnwakwo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Abraham Nwakwo" <dmongr4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <abrahamnwakwo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:23:36 +0400
Subject: DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (Anti-Fraud & Investigation Unit)

DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (Anti-Fraud & Investigation Unit)
Head Office:
Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue,
Central Business District,
P.M.B. 532, Garki Abuja, Nigeria.

Attention ,

LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

We hereby inform you that out of our records for the year investigation
it is drawn to us that you have been victimized by the men of
underworld(Pretenders/impostors). However,the management has been
dutifully empowered by the Investigation bureau office of the PRESIDENCY
Federal Republic of Nigeria and the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice
to curb all illicit transaction and workload of this perpetrators.

In line with the Anti-corruption crusade of the FGN, you are by this
Email notification to stop any contact regarding this illegal
transaction with this Hoodlums.Out of our findings, the image of this
country has been dented Internationally during the past administration
of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Presently,we have employed a strategy to remit sanity,and vow to
terminate the activity of this fraudsters, by consolidating our security
Network all over the country in view to monitor all outgoing and
incoming communication to enable us fish out and avert all illegal and
suspicious transaction both domestically and internationally
respectively.

Moreover,it occur that some of our Financial Institutions (Bank) sum in
UK and other foreign Nations serve as a conduit pipe by which this
fraudsters use to perpetrate the undo crime. We have signal all these
financial institutions to implement scrutinized investigation before
carrying any transaction. Any bank found culpable of breaching the law,
must have their operational license revoke.

In accordance with the criminal and other related offense act 27 of
1999 constitution, we have been officially compel by Office Of the
Presidency to mapped out billions of Dollars from the Apex Bank to
compensate all defrauded victims as part of the ongoing National Reform
Scheme of the New Administration and means to radiate immunity for
criticism.

In view of this,if you are still dealing with those hoodlums in all
your attempts to secure the release of your fund. We wish to advise you
that such an illegal act has to stop if you wish to receive your payment
since we have decided to bring a solution to your
problem. Do be informed that we reserve the right at our discretion to
sue you for damage on recognition of further contact with this people.

By the strength of this development the sum of US$4.5 Million United
States Dollars (USD$4,500,000.00) has been SIGNED to each beneficiaries
to be paid . This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled
with the sum of US$4.5 Million United States Dollars Only For your
Inheritance /contract, Investment, Art/paintings sales, Sales of
Industrial Machinaries or lotto payment.

Kindly send the above information :

1. Your full name:
2. Your residential address:
3. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact).
4. Amount which you have previously sent or lost.
5. Your funds value.

These above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry
out our verification processes and after that your compensation
sum/Inheritance Funds will be approved in your name and Electronically
wired into your designated Bank account or by ATM Card delivery to your
doorstep, depending on which mode of payment you prefer.
You are to contact this office upon receipt of this notification
immediately for us to proceed for this payment.

Our vision:
To fight corruption to a standstill and restore Nigeria to the enviable
standard of respectability and dignity of the nations.
Please do respond back to us with this email. (abrahamnwakwo@gmail.com
)

{http://www.dmo.gov.ng/presstatement/Nwankwo%20as%20DG.pdf}
Best Regard,
Dr.Abraham Nwakwo
Director-General
(Debt Management Office)

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