419 scam: "OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CBN"<co@tancem.com> OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CBN,

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "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 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.
- 2347086531798
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.
- officeofthegovernor_cbnig@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CBN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officeofthegovernor_cbnig@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:40:54 -0800
Subject: OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CBN,

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
DIRECT TELEPHONE-line: 234-7086531798

Attn :Beneficiary,
If you have read the Federal Government of Nigeria's Civil Servants Edit of 2007 Section 5, paragraph {3} you would not have been exploited by the corrupt government officials in our system and the criminals called members of the Nigerian 419 syndicate.

The problem with most of your foreign fund release beneficiaries is that you do not update yourselves on the current payment policies of the Federal Government of Nigeria, if you do then there is no way these criminals would have extorted money from you because you would know first hand what is required from beneficiaries.
Note that the new administration of His Excellency Dr Good luck Jonathan (GCFR) the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will do everything possible to protect fund release beneficiaries from the corrupt government officials in our system and members of the Nigerian 419 syndicate.

We have also confirmed that most foreign contract beneficiaries are the cause for the delays in the release of their outstanding contract payments because they prefer to take short cuts for the release of their payments thereby encouraging these corrupt government officials to extort money fraudulently from them.

You can also visit the Punch Newspaper website www.punchontheweb.com for the full story on the scrapping of the NNPC by the Federal Government of Nigeria, when you log into the website, you will then go to archives and read the full story of the Aug. 30Th 2007 publication titled FG SCRAPS NNPC.
I want you to know that because of the transparent nature of this new payment procedure, I have been mandated to deal directly with all foreign contractors’ who's payments is outstanding.

Dear Beneficiary, I want you to know that this is a new administration and I am the newly appointed governor CBN, I was the Director-General of the Federal Housing Corporation where I worked for fifteen years.
It was based on the crime committed against foreign contractors like you by members of the Nigerian 419 syndicate and corrupt government officials that made the Federal Government of Nigeria to scrap the NNPC with most of the top officials sacked and charged for fraudulent activities.
If you read very well the inside page of the Punch Newspaper publication of Aug. 30Th you will find out that the Federal Government of Nigeria formed the National Council on debt Reconciliation Chaired by me to clear all debts including foreign contract payment owed beneficiaries by the scrapped NNPC.

It is this National Council on debt reconciliation which has other eminent top Government officials as members that has been mandated by the Federal Government to clear all outstanding foreign contract payments owed contractor's by the Nigerian Government.
And the program for these payments is very transparent, you are only required to furnish us with your full contract payment particulars including your nominated bank account details, you will also be required to complete our assessment program.
Note that we will properly calculate the accrued interest on your contract payment since it
is long overdue; this accrued interest will be calculated and remitted together with your full contract payment.
In view of this, you are advised to call me directly 234-70 3030 7928 for your PAYMENT ACTIVATION CODE NUMBER (PACN) which is highly classified and which will reflect in the REMITTANCE TELEX CONFIRMATION SLIP sent to your bank upon the remittance of your fund of which a copy will be sent to you the beneficiary.
Be informed that it is this PAYMENT ACTIVATION CODE NUMBER (PACN) that will replace your contract number.
This payment activation code number is very important that is why it cannot be exchanged via email; it must be given directly to the beneficiary.
Be informed that if this payment activation code number which is highly classified gets into wrong hands, it can be used to divert your fund so please you are advised to personally call me for this classified information.

This assessment program will only take five (5) working days after which we will credit your bank account and debit the Federal Government of Nigeria's Crude Oil Reserve Account.
We want you to assist us to help you, you are also advised to give us your full corporation as regards the release of your long over due contract payment so that we can serve you better. Reply me with this email address for prompt attention:
(officeofthegovernor_cbnig@yahoo.com.hk).

Your prompt response is expected.
Regards.
Lamido Sanusi Lamido

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