419 scam: "DEPUTY GOVERNOR (C.B.N), CORPORATE SERVICES DIRECTORATE."<info@centralbank.com> RE: YOUR HONESTY PAYMENT IS READY TO BE DELIVERED TO 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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- +2348078589468 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DEPUTY GOVERNOR (C.B.N), CORPORATE SERVICES DIRECTORATE." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <royalerranddeliveryltdng@live.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:24:40 -0800
Subject: RE: YOUR HONESTY PAYMENT IS READY TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU!!

RE: YOUR HONESTY PAYMENT IS READY TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU!!

THE CREDITS AND BILLS LIQUIDATION OF C.B.N AND BCEAO.

message codes;;00/cbn/bceao/002219/13/02/10

May I use this juncture to notify you that new Government have Paid the bills which was the cause of the delay of yourPayments, and the Managements of CBN and BCEAO has put your funds into a foreign draft, and find out that before the Draft will reach you it may get expired due to the unreliability of the corrupted postal service here, and we decided to convert the Draft into Cash, (Boxed Money) the sum of $10.500,000.00 so to deliver it to you in Cash on your Personal receipt at your DESTINATION in your country.

We which to deliver your Payment through this system to avoid another stress of K.T.T and so on all the necessaryarrangements of delivering the $10.500,000.00 in cash to you has been made with ROYAL ERRAND DELIVERY LIMITED, you have to get in touch with ROYAL ERRAND DELIVERY LIMITED via email or telephone immediately.

Below are their contacts

Contact Person In-charge : Mr. Lyd Brown
TEL: 234 807-858-9468
EMAIL: (royalerranddeliveryltdng@live.com)

Please Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrive in your country with your

CONSIGNMENT .

* Full Names..................
* Address. (not P.O.Box)..............
* City...................
* State.................
* Postal Code...........
* Phone.................
* Email................
* Age....................
* Occupation.....................
* Marital Status...............
* Sex...............
* Nearest Airport......................
* Country...........................

Note... The ROYAL ERRAND DELIVERY LIMITED has the contents of your delivery, it was a Special Registered - as a box of FAMILY TREASURES. Once-more ? Kindly do go ahead and contact them and please request for the TAG of the said FORCE OF NATURE from the R.E.D.L, this is to avoid repeating delaying or Mischiefing with your Payments by any Governments agent while on transit. so be very confidential, and so let it be.

CHEERS ,

DR SAMUEL SODEH.
PAYMASTER OF C.B.N & BCEAO CREDITS AND BILLS.

N/B: DO CONTACT MR. LYD BROWN OF (R.E.D.L) VIA HIS EMAIL ADDRESS(royalerranddeliveryltdng@live.com) IN REGARDS ON HOW YOUR CONSIGNMENT PACKAGE WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU VIA YOUR MAILING ADDRESS OK.

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