419 scam: "Dr. Abraham Nwankwo"<kmmvcdkdfk@dogado.de> we we look forward to hearing from you soonest.

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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 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.
- abn.nwankwo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- (debt management office) p.m.b 532 garki, abuja email: abn.nwankwo@gmail.com//// abrah.nwankwo@gmail.com attn: honorable beneficiary (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Abraham Nwankwo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abrah.nwankwo@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 23:49:39 +1000
Subject: we we look forward to hearing from you soonest.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
(DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE)
P.M.B 532 GARKI, ABUJA
EMAIL: abn.nwankwo@gmail.com//// abrah.nwankwo@gmail.com

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary

Dear Sir

Re: Your Outstanding Payment Sum

By introduction, I am Dr.Abraham Nwankwo, the director, Debt Managements Office, Federal Republic of Nigeria responsible for the payment of all outstanding debts and services of Government of Nigeria. I am directed by the delegates to the World Economic Forum on Africa and the President, World Bank Group through the office of the Presidency, Federal Republic of Nigeria to investigate the reasons associated with the unnecessary delay to the release of your outstanding sum and effect your transfer from government reserve account through Swift MT103 directly into your account immediately.The instruction to release your funds was further approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) incumbent Managing director, Christine Lagarde when she visited Nigeria recently.

In the course of vetting and scrutinizing your payment files with us here, we discovered with shocking revelations that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by some dubious,fraudulent and corrupt officials in Central Bank of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Finance and some government sectors.The worst of all these evils and maltreatment on your humble person is a conspiracy and a plot to TO DIVERT YOUR FUNDS INTO A DIFFERENT BANK ACCOUNTS FOR SELFISH REASONS BY ENDLESS IMPOSITION OF NON-EXISTENCE TAXES AND FEES.

In telegraphic transfers all over the world, what the remitting bank does is to deduct all charges from the beneficiary's principle sum and remit the balance.Therefore it is for your own interest that you stop all your correspondences with any other party, office or individual because you are doing so at your own risk. In view of this ugly situation, you are advised to reconfirm your Bank details where you wish your funds to be remitted to on your reply mail.

Thanks,

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Abraham Nwankwo
Director General, Debt Managements Office
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
http://www.dmo.gov.ng/dmomgt1.php

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