419 scam: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA <angelsmamma2001@yahoo.com> IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

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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)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- barristerharunasmith@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA <angelsmamma2001@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barristerharunasmith@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:12:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

Zaria Street, Off Samuel Akintola Street,

Garki 11, Garki-Abuja.

OurRef:CBN0XX2/987

From The Desk Of

Lamido Sanusi the New Governor,

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN

RE: IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

From the records of Foreign Beneficiaries who have not received their payment from the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, your name was amound the list of the Beneficiaries who have not received their payments. We wish to inform you that your contract/inheritance payment file under reference number NNPC/NIG/XX099/006 has been approved for immediate crediting into your nominated bank account immediately without any other further delay after the final endorsement of your Fund Release Order Document.

We hereby mandate UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC to make this payment of USD$2.3Million (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) being your contract /inheritance fund into your nominated bank account once you contact the BANK. You are strongly advised to Contact the foreign remittance office of UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC in the name of Barrister Haruna Smith, Here in Nigeria on Email address (barristerharunasmith@yahoo.com) for more information.

While contacting Barrister Haruna Smith, let him to understand that I Sanusi Lamido Sanusi THE NEW Executive Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria directed you to contact him for the final release of your already approved over-due contract/inheritance fund of the said amount USD$2.3Million (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) make sure you contact him together with your Information such as:

(1) Your Full Name and address:

(2) Mobile/Fax number#:

(4) Age and occupation.

Please Contact BarristerHaruna Smith immediately you receive this message for more information or send your reply to thisemail:barristerharunasmith@yahoo.com

Lastly you are warned to disregard any other contact with other offices or Banks unless as been directed by this Bank, We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction.

And once again congratulations.

Yours faithfully.

Lamido Sanusi.

Executive Governor,

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

(Reply to:barristerharunasmith@yahoo.com)

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