419 scam: "FROM THE OFFICE OF MR.PRESIDENT,ABUJA,NIGERIA."<info@presidency.org.ngr> DIRECT MEMO FROM MR.PRESIDENT ON 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:
- "his direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- 2349025512585
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.
- nnpcnigeriangr@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM THE OFFICE OF MR.PRESIDENT,ABUJA,NIGERIA." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nnpcnigeriangr@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 15:16:55 +0100
Subject: DIRECT MEMO FROM MR.PRESIDENT ON YOUR PAYMENT.

Office Of The Presidency.
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Aso Rock,Abuja.
Office Of Mr.President.
President Muhammed Buhari,GCFR.
Telex: FGN/GXTT/NGR2016....

Attn: Funds Beneficiary........

Sir.....

Direct Memo From Mr. President On Your Payment................

Be officially informed that as the President and Commander In Chief Of The Armed Forces Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria and in line with the constitutional powers vested on me I have approved the immediate/Irrevocable and unconditioned release and payment of your approved sum of US$7.5Milion only (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) ONLY of your contract/inheritance/lottery funds based in the agreement I reached with the United States Government during my recent trip to the United Nation and as endorsed by the United Nation Financial Regulatory Agency and the World Bank, this Presidential payment directives is devoid of civil service bureaucratic bottlenecks as your funds will be PAID and RELEASED to you through the New Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations (NNPC) and Minister For Petroleum as well Dr.Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu whom i just appointed in that office to sanitize our corrupt ridden Oil Sector and under my direct supervisions as the Commander In Chief o

Furtherance to the above now you are as a matter of urgency required to contact the New Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporations (NNPC) as below for your payment as i have given him a Presidential directives to that effect, note that you will be issued a brand new NNPC Contract/Inheritance Numbers by the NNPC Boss because without the new Contract numbers he will not be able to process and direct our bankers to release the above approved sum, that is the number step for your payment through him as due payment process is the norm now in my Government, contact him with the below details and ask him to issue your NEW Payment NNPC Contract/Inheritance Numbers for your payment and as well confirm and send the PRESIDENTIAL FUNDS RELEASE PAYMENT CODE (PFRPC) fees to him for your urgent payment.........

Dr.Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu.
New Group Managing Director,
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporations (NNPC) And Minister For Petroleum....
Email Contact: nnpcnigeriangr@gmail.com
Direct Phone Line: 234-9025512585................

Finally note that this is a Presidential Gazetted Directives which you must adhered to the later as i will not remind you about this again,any other arrangement you have with banks or Government agency as regards to your payment outside this is not from my office and you should disregard that with immediate effect,i have authorized the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporations to release your National Assembly budgetary approved sum of US$7.5Million only to you and that is final,contact the NNPC GMD and Minister for Petroleum as below and follow his directives and guidelines for your payment through his desk ONLY as your final funds administrator working on my order only,mind you i have not formed my Cabinet and as such am working with people that i trusted to help me sanitize this Country and NNPC in particular which is the cesspool of corruptions hence is the Nigeria source of revenue,follow his payment instructions diligently until you get paid,call him on his direct line as thus: 234-9025512585 .and let h

Sincerely Yours,

President Muhammed Buhari,GCFR.
President And Commander In Chief,
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
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