419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA"<info@cbn.com> RE: ASAP.

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- +2348166968234
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.
- davidmarkk@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidmarkk@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 14:33:41 -0800
Subject: RE: ASAP.

>From The Official Desk Of
David Mark, The Senate President Federal
Republic of Nigeria.

Attention: The Beneficiary

Irrevocable Payment Approval of Your fund.

We apologize, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulged you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments.

It might interest you to note the Chairman, Senate Committee on Local & Foreign Debt Payment, has approved your payment. Your file has been submitted to our corresponding Bank in United States....(Bank of East Asia, New York) to release to total sum of $6.5 Million United States Dollars.

In this regard, kindly reconfirm below information to them immediately for proper identification.

1) Your Full Name(s)
2) Your Address .
3) Your Home Phone Number and Your Cell phone numbers
4) Amount owned to you.

It might interest you to note that the issue of payment has been withdrawn from every other bank/ministry in Nigeria due to unpatriotic/unofficial system of the officials which instead of paying the approved beneficiaries they turn in charging unofficial fees.

Information was given that you have sold your fund payment/inheritance to one Mr. Clifton Townsend of Texas United States of America and that all documents regarding to the payment should go to Mr. Clifton Townsend and fund should be transfer to his below stated bank account.
Bank: Citi Bank Texas NA.
A/C #: 9772524019
Routing # 113193532
A/c Name: Clifton Townsend

I want you to confirm the above stated information if they are correct, to enable us move forward on the reform program.

Waiting for your urgent reply via return mail for immediate conclusion of your payment.
Please get back to me immediately.

Yours Faithfully,

David Mark,
The Senate President Federal
Republic of Nigeria.
Email: davidmarkk@hotmail.com
Phone: +234-816-696-8234

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