419 scam: Debt Management Office <info.iafpo@gmail.com> Ref: 2016 FOREIGN DEBT SETTLEMENT :- ($12,500,000.00)

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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:
- "my direct telephone number" (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.)
- "central bank of nigeria" (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.
- +2349076527981 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Debt Management Office <info.iafpo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: debtmgtoffice.nig@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:31:12 +0100
Subject: Ref: 2016 FOREIGN DEBT SETTLEMENT :- ($12,500,000.00)

Hello,

5 MORE BANKING DAYS LEFT TO CLOSE FOR 2016 FINANCIAL YEAR. HURRY NOW!
AND BE SETTLED BEFORE TERMINATION.

My name is Sir. Abraham Nwankwo. I am the Director-General of the Debt
Management Office - DMO in Nigeria.

Your case file for the payment of $12.5 Million is right here on my
desk after several ordered investigations on why some Nigerian
Government Officials could not pay you and made you spend so much
money in the recent past.

We have discovered a lot of fraud against you. In an attempt to
frustrate you out and divert your money to a Japanese account
belonging to one named Eichi Tereda who claims to be your Asian
Trustee claiming that you are dead. I am grateful to God for being
able to recover all your fund safely and right now, I will singularly
and personally handle your payment to ensure that you receive it
directly to your country bank account or any other country of your
choice without any hitch whatsoever.

NOTE: All Federal Government of Nigeria official payments on Foreign /
External Debt Settlement must be drawn from the government Crude Oil
reserve account domiciled at Habib International Bank. Anyone who
tells you that you will receive payment via the Central Bank of
Nigeria is not truthful. No Central Bank of any country engages in
commercial / private banking. The duty of the Central Bank is to
control other commercial banks and to handle economic policies and
financial implementation of the government. Be wise!

Are you still Alive and Healthy? If yes, urgently get back to me on
this email address or put up a telephone call to my direct telephone
number below.

We have 21 work days (ONLY) before closing files for 2016 financial
year. Therefore, your timely response to this matter will expedite
action on your final payment.

Be guided accordingly.

Sir. Abraham Nwankwo
D.G, DMO NIGERIA
DIRECT TEL: +234 907 652 7981

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