419 scam: "Office Of the Presidency" <Presidency@office.com> YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT/ INHERITANCE PAYMENT OF US$27.5 MILLION DOLLARS WITH<br> F

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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:
- "your payment is being processed" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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 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.
- +2349018819793 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- centralbankofnigeria.01@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Office Of the Presidency" <Presidency@office.com>
Reply-To: centralbankofnigeria.01@citromail.hu
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 22:56:20 -0700
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT/ INHERITANCE PAYMENT OF US$27.5 MILLION DOLLARS WITH
FILE NUMBER NNPC/FGN/FMF-055-VOL77/2020.

FROM OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (F.R.N.)
ASO-ROCK VILLA, ABUJA NIGERIA.

YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT/ INHERITANCE PAYMENT OF US$27.5 MILLION DOLLARS WITH FILE NUMBER NNPC/FGN/FMF-055-VOL77/2020.

This is to bring to your notice that the Federal Government of Nigeria through the office of the President General Muhammad Buhari GCON have released and signed 2019 third quarter budget and a big sum of money was released to Central Bank of Nigeria CBN through the office of Mr. Godwin Emefiele the Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria to pay off all debts owned by Nigerian Government.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file here the amount approved to you is US$27,500,000.00 million dollars. With regards to the approval of your payment as confirmed by the Legal Department of the Central Bank, you are hereby directed to contact Mr. Godwin Emefiele the Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria as the payment officer, below:

Contact Person: Mr. Godwin Emefiele Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.
Direct Email: centralbankofnigeria.01@accountant.com
Direct Tel: +234-901-881-9793

You are advised to reconfirm your personal information's for the release of your funds as guaranteed to avoid paying to a wrong person or wrong bank account. Reconfirm as follows:

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY.
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS
5) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
6) YOUR CONFIRMED BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS WERE THE SAID FUND IS GOING TO BE WIRED TO AVOID MAKING PAYMENT TO WRONG PERSON OR WRONG BANK ACCOUNT.
7) A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR VALID ID LIKE INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE

As soon as this information is received, you will immediately notify as the progress of the transfer.

Congratulations with regards
From Office Of the Presidency
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