419 scam: "Federal Executive Council"<info@fgn.ng.com> URGENT CLARIFICATION REQUIRED.

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- info.fgn.executive.presidency@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Executive Council" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.fgn.executive@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 10:39:21 +0100
Subject: URGENT CLARIFICATION REQUIRED.

                                                                                                                                    Office of the Presidency

                                                                                                                        Debt & Accrued Interest Reconciliation Committee

                                                                                                                                             (DAIRC)

                                                                                                                         URGENT CLARIFICATION REQUIRED

The President (Mohammed Buhari) has ordered an immediate payment of over-due contract, inheritance and WILLs to all eligible foreign beneficiaries; this is in line with his plea to International Community for investment in our growing economy.

Having said this, the Presidency is taking absolute control of the payment system to avoid involvement of unpatriotic civil servant, who instead of paying charge unofficial fees.

A power of attorney was forwarded to my office last two days ago by two gentlemen. One of them is from Philippines, Engr. Mike Clarkson by name while the other person is an accountant Mr. Alex Kummer by name, an American national.

In their letter, the two gentlemen claimed to be your representatives with power of attorney which authorized them to forward new banking information on your behalf. They claimed that you are dead and have been buried three months ago. We do not want to leave any stone unturned.

Therefore, they brought an account to replace your information in our data in order to claim your outstanding funds, which is right now lying DORMANT and UNCLAIMED.,

Below is the new account they have submitted:

Bank of the West

12000 N. Washington

Thornton, Colorado 80241 USA

Beneficiary: Alex Kummer

Account No: 567053764

ABA No: 121100782

Swift Code: BWSTUS66

I personally out of their knowledge decided to send this message to you first to confirm their claims. You should make clarification of claims if you are alive and confirm if really you sent these two gentlemen who claimed to be your representatives, but if you are dead, may your gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

But if otherwise confirm the following:

1: Full name.

2. Current address and mobile phone number.

3. Occupation, age and marriage status.

If I do not hear from you within 72 hrs, I will assume you are truly dead and the gentle men came on your behalf and we will not hesitate to pay them with the new banking information they came with.

Yours faithfully

Rev.Dr.TiTi Richard

Senior Special Adviser on

Foreign Payment.Email:info.fgn.executive.presidency@gmail.com

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