419 scam: "Robert Warren"<robert.warren@cbn.com> ATTN: Honorable Contractor.

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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)
- "lagos" (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 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.
- robertwarren2020@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Warren" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertwarren2020@accountant.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 05:48:39 -0700
Subject: ATTN: Honorable Contractor.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
TINUBU SQUARE,
MARINA LAGOS NIGERIA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
WIRE REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
Our Ref : CBN/WIRD/CBX/021/09

ATTN: Honorable Contractor,

I am robert warren, General Administrator Wire Department of Central Bank Of Nigeria. I have urgent information for you, which will be very vital to you. My colleagues in the Central Bank of Nigeria and in other Ministries that are in charge of transferring money, has conspired to release your fund into another account claiming that you are the one who ask them to release your fund into this account in CANADA. I have been approached, as the General Administrator Wire Department of this bank to endorse on this stated below bank account to enable your fund be transferred. Please confirm to me if you are the owner of this account.

BANK NAME: NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA,
BRANCH CODE: 531420
ACCOUNT NO: 50168544567001
BENEFICIARY: JAMES W. WILLIAM (JR)

As a matter of fact, PROF CHARLES .C. SOLUDO the Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria, ALHAJI M. R. RASHEED, MR. ERNEST EBI, DR TUNDE LEMO, DR OBI IGWE and some Union Bank Plc. staff, SENATE PRESIDENT DAVID MARK and their Associates in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) & Central Bank Of Nigeria (C.B.N) have advised me to release your fund valued $45.5 million United States Dollars (Forty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) by splitting it into two i.e. $25.5million into the above bank account and $25 million by ATM/MASTER CARD and send through courier company to the below address.

ROBERT BRYSON
1111 HANOVER AVE'
23508' 'NORFOLK'
7574511279 USA

Hence I decided to contact you, to know if you actually ask the one who instructed them to do such. This fund will be transferred to this above bank account as soon as I endorse and give instruction to our Clearing House to remit the fund. Therefore, I want to confirm from you, if you are aware of this transfer or didn’t you instruct anybody to transfer your fund into the bank account, Please, confirm to me your banking and contract details to enable me give advice to our Clearing House to release your fund and make sure you call me on the above telephone numbers to confirm if I have received your banking and contract details. Please your new phone number is needed too so that I can call you and give you more details how to get your fund without any delay.

FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT PERSON: robert warren At private E-MAIL: robertwarren2020@accountant.com

Yours faithfully,

Robert Warren Director,
Director, Wire Dept
Central Bank of Nigeria
Reply to: robertwarren2020@accountant.com

IMPORTANT NOTE - Please, this information I am giving you is a great risk on my side, so you have to keep this very confidential, as I am ready to assist you get your fund released to your account. Your prompt response to this mail will expedite the release of your over due payment.

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