419 scam: INFO INFO <presidency101081@gmail.com> AUTOMATIC STOP ORDER ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.

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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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.
- 2347011123853
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.
- attorneyng7@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INFO INFO <presidency101081@gmail.com>
Reply-To: attorneyng7@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:11:30 +0100
Subject: AUTOMATIC STOP ORDER ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Address: Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria.
Tel: 234-70-111-23853.
EMAIL: attorneyng7@gmail.com
Justice Abubakar Malami (San).
Attorney General/Honorable Minister of Justice.

Attention: Beneficiary.

AUTOMATIC STOP ORDER ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.

Be dully informed that with immediate effect under my capacity as the Attorney
General/Honourable Minister of State, your payment has been stopped
automatically.

This action was been necessitated due to the fact that your so-called
Nigerian representatives refused to pay me my service/professional
fees after assisting them to Legalize/Process the Final Release of
your Outstanding Payment with this Ministry (Federal Ministry of
Justice). I also wrote a letter of recommendation to the Federal
Ministry of Finance for Foreign Exchange Allocation to your Company
and you as the Fund Beneficiary based on the bogus promises that were
been made to me by your so called Nigerian representatives.

In fact, I want you to know categorically that I am the one who has
been making it very difficult for you to receive your payment after
you have fulfilled all the basic requirements in other to enable you
receive your rightful payment because your partners made a promised to
me that they did not fulfill. I will also advise you for your best
interest to stop spending any more money in pursuance to this payment
until this matter/issue is been resolved otherwise, you will end up
loosing your hard earned money without any success.

Due to the humanitarian feelings I have, in fact I have tried my best
to invite your partners to my Honourable office for the reconciliation
of this matter amicably but they bluntly refused and told me that they
can get this payment effected into your nominated bank account without
my consent after all the assistance I have given to them and which
they have not been able to do/achieve up till now.

I have decided to contact you directly to settle this matter once and
for all so that I can lift the STOP ORDER being placed on your payment
for the immediate credit into your nominated bank account if you will
be willing to cooperate with me. Donâ€™t forget, no payment whether
contract payment or next of Kin/Inheritance fund leaves the offshore
of this great country (Federal Republic of Nigeria) without my
signature. Therefore, you should not be deceived by anybody who might
ask you to send money to him in order to enable him release your
payment. A WORD IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR A WISE!

I hope you will understand and act swiftly as I will continue to watch
you with one of my eyes open. This is between you and I now as your
representatives have failed you so you are advice to come direct for
this issue.

Waiting for your response.

Yours Faithfully,
Justice Abubakar Malami (San).
Tel: 234-70-111-23853.
Code (108).

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