419 scam: "Admin"<info@bcbn.org.tf> re you Alive?

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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:
- "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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "admin@bcbn.net.tf" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "admin@bcbn.net.tf" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "admin@bcbn.net.tf" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2348135225241

Fraud email example:

From: "Admin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <admin@bcbn.net.tf>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 02:10:16 +0200
Subject: re you Alive?

The Central Bank of Nigeria
Federal Ministry Of Finance
TEL: (01-1)+2348135225241(Hot-Line)
Email: (admin@bcbn.net.tf)

To whom it may concern,

The World Bank, The Central Bank of Nigeria, The office of the Vice president of Federal Republic of Nigeria,Federal Ministry Of Finance, United Nations and African Union Organization has Approved to pay you your outstanding payment, We are contacting you in respect of your fund transfer of $6,500.000.00, (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)
This decision was made last week. With this development, a man by name (Mr.David S. Yarbrough) has forwarded an application Letter to us stating that you gave him the Power of Attorney as the beneficiary of your outstanding fund USD 6.5 Million Dollars .He made us believe that you are dead and that he is your next of kin. We decided to contact you via your email address for confirmation hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time gave him the power of attorney to represent you.
Please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost ready to transfer part payment of your outstanding funds to his nominated bank account stated below:

NAME : DAVID S.YARBROUGH
ADDRESS: 11231 BEECHWOOD LANE
WOODBURY, MN 55129-9403
.............................
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
1290 AVE AMERICUS FLOOR 5
NEW YORK, NY 10104
..............................
SWIFT CODE: I R V T U S 3 N
CREDIT ACCOUNT: 8900624744
USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
10750 McDermott FWY
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78288-0544
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT NUMBER:33678871

However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr.David S. Yarbrough, if we do hear from you within the next seven working days from today. also be informed that Mr. David S. Yarbrough based on our payment procedures has accepted to pay for his (Foreign Allocation Form) fee of us$850 only as to enable us wire this funds directly to his account , we do not wish to make a wrong payment and that was why we decided to confirm about this Man Mr. David S. Yarbrough and his banking details from you first before making the transfer as we will not bear the consequences if any wrong payment is made.

You should forward your reply to the (CBN) Administrative Director : Mr. Gadazi Buchi, at this Email: (admin@bcbn.net.tf) for more information.

MR. GADAZI BUCHI
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT (CBN)
TEL: (01-1)+2348135225241(Hot-Line)
Email:admin@bcbn.net.tf

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