419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA"<officemail@fg.org> ATTENTION:MY DEAR ,YOUR URGENT RESPONSE LETTER IS NEED OR REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY

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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:
- "transfer into your 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)
- "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)
- "million dollars" (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.)
- "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "www.cenbank.org" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2347089697264 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- centralbankofnigeria.cbn@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cenbank2009@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:51:28 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION:MY DEAR ,YOUR URGENT RESPONSE LETTER IS NEED OR REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR INFORMATION TO ENABLE US FURTHERMORE WITH YOUR FILE FOR THE RELEASE (OF YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT FUND CLAIM!!)

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS NIGERIA
WEBSITE:www.cenbank.org:// EMAIL:centralbankofnigeria.cbn@o2.pl
TEL:+2347089697264://///////////////////FAX:23422440725

ATTENTION:MY DEAR BENEFICARY,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE CLAIM WITH A
COMMERCIAL BANK IS TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TESTED TRANSFER(KTT )WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU THROUGH OUR AFFILIATE BANK IN EUROPE.

YOUR NAME AND EMAIL APPEARED ON THE COMPUTER SIGNAL OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED WHOSE THIS FUND OF (USD$18 EIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS )WAS DISCOVERED BY THE CHEIF AUDITOR BARRISTER ALI MOHAMMED AND WILL BE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH AN E- BANKING SYSTEM UNIT.

IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT AN ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE
COMMENCED WITH A FORMAL MEETING, BUT DUE TO THE TIME FACTOR AND THE URGENCY THIS MATTER REQUIRES, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH E-MAIL. MEAN WHILE,A WOMAN WITH BRITISH PASSPORT NUMBER 3028882234 CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.
HERE IS HIS INFORMATION'S BELLOW:

NAME Mrs. MAHALIA MASSEY ANNETE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6504809009.

I DO NOT KNOW THIS PERSON PLEASE,DO RE-CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU,SO THAT THIS OFFICE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THIS INHERITANCE INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.

IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND RETURN THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM VALUED US $18M DOLLARS ONLY WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF DEPOSITED BY AN AMERICAN WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH SOMETIME AGO.

1. YOUR NAME:...............................................

2. YOUR ADDRESS:.............................................

3. YOUR TELEPHONE ...........................................

4. AGE.......................................................

5. SEX:......................................................

6. YOUR OCCUPATION...........................................

7. YOUR BANK DETAILS:........................................

8. YOUR COUNTRY...............................................

9.YOUR SCANNED COPY OF IDENTITY ............................

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE, WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE ACCREDITED ATTORNEY TO CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AS WELL DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS WHO HANDLES ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE CLAIM.

WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS Mrs MAHALIA
MASSEY ANNETTE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY SAID BY BARRISTER ALI MOHAMMED ESQ(THE ACCREDITED ATTORNEY TO CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA)

BEST REGARDS

DR.LAMIDO SANUSI ( CBN GOVERNOR )

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