419 scam: "GOV"<abr.nwakogov.ng@mal.com> From D.M.O 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!

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:

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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "GOV" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abr.nwako.gov.ng@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 20:07:47 +0100
Subject: From D.M.O office!!!

Attn: Sir/Madam.

You may have been receiving unsolicited emails from internet scammers regarding your Inheritance funds valued USD$10.5M. I want to sound this warning to you that those emails are from impersonators and pretending to be me, please discard such email that wasn’t from me.

Take note that, inheritance fund is officially handled by the office of DEBT MANAGEMENT Federal Republic of Nigeria as The Treasury House known to be the (D.M.O) office established under Civil Services re-organization Decree No.43 of 1988 and paragraph 8 edit 4 of 1999 as amended is responsible for the overall management of all receipt and payments of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This includes payment of contractors, inheritance, and beneficiaries both local and foreign. I also want to notify you that since the assumption of office on 29th May 2015 by president Muhammeadu Buhari, he has introduced Treasury Single Account (TSA) is a financial policy introduced by the Federal Government to consolidate all inflows from the country's ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) by way of deposit into commercial banks, traceable into a single/FEDERAL RESERVE ACCOUNT at the Central Bank of Nigeria.

I believe you should see reason why it’s impossible for any other office to affect your payment. Rather, it’s the office of the D.M.O to direct both local and foreign inheritance payment. I have decided to give you this primary information because, it will not be wise enough for you to lose your hard earn money to those smart guys, hackers who are claiming to represent the interest of fund beneficiaries and the Federal Government of Nigeria.

In view of this circumstance, I will advise you to be very careful and concentrate if you wish to have your long awaited payment paid to you through my office, else you will lose your fund. In conclusion, the only document you need is (MARGINAL FLUCTUATION DIFFERENCE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE) that will be attached on your payment file before the transfer kick off.

To enable us process your payment accordingly, kindly send your complete information’s, such as your full name and address, telephone number so as to enable us obtain the (MARGINAL FLUCTUATION DIFFERENCE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE) to enable us either pay you via bank to bank wire transfer, or we open NON domiciliary account in your name.

Kind regards,
Dr.Abraham Nwankwo
Director General
Debt Management Office
Abuja Nigeria.
Email: abr.nwako.gov.ng

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