419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA"<cb111131@yahoo.com.hk> CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "dr. sanusi" (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)
- "reconciliationcommittee@outlook.com" (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.
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.
- +2348097288674 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <centralbank930@ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 12:27:55 -0400
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

FROM THE DESK OF: DR. SANUSI LAMIDO
GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
P. O. BOX 6418 .
CBN COMPLEX, GARIKI ABUJA ,
NIGERIA .

Dear Beneficiary.

I am the newly appointed governor of Central Bank of Nigeria . You are hereby advised in your own interest to stop further contact with any other Bank or Bankers from Nigeria, it has come to our notice that they are impersonators using our name, the name of the United Nations and other dignify organization or personnel in Nigeria to deceive and steal money from innocent citizens. They have been impeached due to there scam and fraudulent activities, also denying to pay you and some other people funds, bear it in mind that anybody doing business with them in the name of CBN or Government of Nigeria is doing that at his/her own risk.

On assumption of office I discovered that you are being owned contract/inheritance payment of $14.7 Million as unpaid contract fund in Contractors Category [A] Record file. Therefore you required to reconfirm your full information’s for verification and immediate payment to you within 24 hours.

We shall not entertain impostors and you must proof that you are the rightful owner of this fund before final payment, note that it is no longer business as usual.

Moreover, you are to submit all these information to our paying bank below:

Be advised to contact: Director, Mr. Eric Moore, Telephone Tel: +234 8097288674. Email: (reconciliationcommittee@outlook.com), forward your full names, contact address, mobile telephone number, Age, profession, marital status to facilitate the release of your payment without any further delay If we do not receive your information for re-confirmation from you within 7 days from date of this email the transfer will be null and void as we have many contractors to pay.

For further inquiry you can contact this bank with the above telephone Number. We are most sincerely sorry for every inconvenience as occasioned in this matter.

You are to forward your response to Mr. Eric Moore, for him to let you know how and when you are going to receive your fund without any further delay. Call him with this telephone number (+234 8097288674) and explain to him on how you want to receive your fund immediately so that they will proceed with either transferring your funds to you or delivery it in cash to your door step.

Sincerely,

Dr.Sanusi Lamido
Governor Central Bank of Nigeria .

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