419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA"<telexunitcenbanknigeria2010@gmail.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION/ FINAL ORDER

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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:
- "bank charges " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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)
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 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.
- +2348178441214

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrlamido_sanusi_aminu@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:54:34 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION/ FINAL ORDER

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS NIGERIA.
ELEKE CRESCENT-VICTORIA ISLAND,
MARINA LAGOS NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA.
P.O. BOX 55037 FALOMO IKOYI, MARINA LAGOS.

Attn: Sir/Madam,
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION/ FINAL ORDER:

This is to draw your attention that your fund is now ready for payment but we have dictated a lot of irregularity involvements attached to your payment file.

(1) Did you at any time delegate any body not even from your family to claim your fund on your behalf?

(2) Were you involve in a motor accident?

(3) Are you aware or related to one Mr. Thomas Baker from your country?

Please reconfirm and answer the above questions because one Mr. Thomas Baker came to our Foreign Payment Department and submitted an application that you have authorized your fund to be paid into the account of Oceanic Bank of Switzerland with Account number SW-A943BDG99. Then he said that the earlier submitted bank account information's for your payment will not be further used as you are now paralyzed in the hospital as
a result of the ghastly motor accident you had last month.

Infect, after processing the application by Mr. Thomas Baker himself which he made known to us that he came from you, he was anxiously ready to clear all the bank charges that you are supposed to pay so as to make sure that we effect this transfer payment as quickly as possible without any further delay. All duplicate copies of his application letter and Documents are attached to your files. Due to this reason, we have decided to make this contact and verification to find out exactly what is the true position of Mr. Baker's representation.

Please re-confirm to me if this is online with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the followings.

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int’l passport, driver’s linsense, or any valid ID card.

The delay in the transfer is from us now just because we requested for a power of attorney from him which is an authorization from you, for him to act on your behalf as regards to the pursue of this payment. He asked for a week so as to submit the documents but up till now we have not receive any of the documents from any of you, why? So you are requested to acknowledge this department on your readiness to receive your fund and forward to us a legal authorization (power of attorney) for us to give the final payment instruction to credit your nominated bank account in Switzerland without further delay.

Thanks for your corporation.

Yours faithfully,

MR LAMIDO SANUSI
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
MOBILE NO: +234 8178441214

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