419 scam: "Central Bank of Nigeria"<info@centralbank.org> Proper Update from You

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cbnprepaidagent@collector.org" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "cbnprepaidagent@collector.org" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Central Bank of Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbnprepaidagent@collector.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 06:52:53 -0800
Subject: Proper Update from You

Central Bank of Nigeria
Abuja FCT, Abuja Branch
Address: Zaria Street, Garki II, Abuja, Nigeria.
P.M.B. 0187, Garki, Abuja

The CBN Email Disclaimer

Hope you have contacted our prepaid agent because His department just notified us now that those documents of yours will be ready by tomorrow morning, so if you have not contacted Him earlier, kindly do that as soon as you receive this message.

The information needed is as follows, it should be directed to our prepaid agent @ cbnprepaidagent@collector.org for proper guideline:

(1) Complete Names/ or next of kin
(2) Residential Address (Where all essential documents can be posted)
(3) Mobile Telephone Number (This is for easy communication on when your fund will be transferred)
(4) A scanned copy of your license (This will be attached to your payment file and forwarded to your bank)

Though the CBN maintains a helpdesk in Legal Services Division, Corporate Secretariat, which can be contacted by mailing our prepaid agent @ cbnprepaidagent@collector.org

Signed
Head Corporate Affairs

Permission is granted to reproduce or cite portions herein, if proper attribution is given to the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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