419 scam: "Godwin E"<cbn.gzz.net@gmail.com> Confirm your transfer

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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.
- cbnswiftunitt@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Godwin E" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbnswiftunitt@yahoo.com >
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 16:17:43 -0700
Subject: Confirm your transfer

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS-NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/FGN/WZ-VOL1
>From the desk of: Mr.Godwin Emefiele,
Governor (CBN)

Dear Sir,
Subject: Payment of Contract/Inheritance Settlement by Electronic Transfer
After the mandate from the President of Nigeria of Nigeria Dr, Goodluck Jonathan during the World Economic Forum, we call to re-confirm the below account

prior to our final remittance of your part payment of US$15 Million overdue contractual sum. This account was forwarded directly to my desk by two officials

claiming to be your local representative from the Foreign Payment Department Central Bank of Nigeria, replacing your already existing Bank Account with us

and also informing us of your change of account and death.Since all modalities for funds transfer was finalized last week, we tried effecting remittance of

total contract sum without success.
Since our auditory and monitoring department suspects foul play and believe that you are alive and may not have authorized the change of account; we

therefore request for confirmation of the authenticity of the below account in writing and fax to our office for re-confirmation so that we can remit by

Electronic Transfer without delay.

Remittance is done via my instruction to our Correspondent Bank offshore in London United Kingdom advising them to Debit the Federal Government of Nigeria

Foreign Reserve Account and Credit your designated Account simultaneously. The new account is thus :( BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA (BBV) URB. JARDINES DEL PUERTO-

LOCAL 8E-29600 PUERTO JOSE BANUS MARBELLA – SPAIN, SWIFT CODE: BBV EASMM, ACCOUNT NO: LEONARD BERNEY No 90012271, ACCOUNT NAME: INVERSIONES ESPANA S.A.)
For due diligence, proper identification and verification, you are kindly required to respond to this fax within 2 working days stating the following on your

headed paper;

1. Name and address in full and expected amount.
2. Telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail.
3. Nominated bank account details for wire transfer.
4. Total expected contract sum and contract Details.
5. Copy of international passport or driver’s license.

Best regards,

Mr.Godwin Emefiele.
(Executive Governor C.B.N.)
Email: cbnswiftunitt@yahoo.com

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