419 scam: CENTRAL BANK NOTIFICATION <webalertcbn01@att.net> IMMEDIATE PAYMENT RELEASE NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- cbn_official@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK NOTIFICATION <webalertcbn01@att.net>
Reply-To: cbn_official@sify.com
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 02:48:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT RELEASE NOTIFICATION

Office of the Director of Operations
International Credit Settlement,
Central bank of Nigeria,
18th May, 2010.

Attention: Esteemed Customer

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract payment/inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with none official of our daughter commercial banks, and your attempt to secure the release of your fund proved abortive.

Since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem, we wish to advise you that such an illegal act must stop if you wish to receive your payment.

This office have been mandated by the federal executive
council to issue out ATM/debit card valued two million, eight hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars only ($ 2,850,000.00) as initial payment for this fiscal year 2010 through our swift card payment center.

You will use the ATM/debit card to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world. You can also pay for good and service at point of sale terminal.

Kindly contact the account officer: Micheal Dickson PhD
(cbn_official@sify.com) and provide the below information:

1. Your full name:
2. Phone and fax number:
3. Contact address:
4. Your age and current occupation:

note that because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct, which is (atm-y2k10). So you have to indicate this code when contacting this office by using it as your subject.

Kind regards,
Mallam Abdullah Ibrahim
Head Auditor
International credit settlement
Central Bank of
Nigeria.

Central bank of Nigeria ©2010. All rights reserved

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