419 scam: "Federal Bureau of Investigation"<ecobank@mjcontech.net> PAYMENT 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:

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "fbi.inheritandeptofice@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- lamidosanusi_dept@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Bureau of Investigation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbi.inheritandeptofice@live.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:27:41 +0300
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI. Washington DC.
Washington d.c room, 7367
J. Edgar hoover fbi building
935 pennsylvania avenue,
Nw washington, dc 20535,0001.

Federal Bureau Of Investigation Seeking To Wiretap The Internet

Greetings and good day to you. The federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington dc in conjunction with the internet crime complaint center (IC3), national white collar crime center (NW3C), bureau of justice assistance (BJA) and some other relevant investigation agency here in the united states and overseas have recently been informed through our global intelligence monitoring network that you presently have a transaction going on with the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) as regards to your long over due contract award payment which was fully endorsed in your favor without any clause.

This is to officially inform you that after an investigative background check on your payment file, we noticed that you are currently dealing with some unscrupulous elements/criminals claiming to represent the interest of your fund from the CBN. You are hereby advised and warned to contact the rightful bank where your fund is currently lodged.

We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. Cathie C. Jones from Florida has already contacted them,she presented all the necessary documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed personally by you prior to the release of your contract fund valued about US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred United States Dollars) but the Central Bank office did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally before they go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank information which Mrs. Cathie C. Jones from Florida forwarded to them,this was the main reason why they contacted us so as to assist them in contacting the true fund beneficiary and carrying out a professional investigations on this issue.

And in case you are already dealing with anybody or office claiming to be from the Central Bank of Nigeria, you are advised to STOP further contact with them in your best interest and then contact immediately the real office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) only with the below information accordingly:

Contact: Mr. Sanusi Lamido
Office address: Central Bank house, tinubu square, Lagos - Nigeria.
Email:lamidosanusi_dept@yahoo.com

Keep us posted as soon as you have made contact with the new CBN executive governor to enable us direct you accordingly.

Yours in service,
Mr. ROBERT S. MUELLER
CC: Federal Bureau of Investigation
CC: National Central Bureau of Interpol
Email:fbi.inheritandeptofice@live.com

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