419 scam: CHARLES IGWE <charlesigweuba@gmail.com> Contract Awart /Inheritance Approved Payment Release Department,

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: CHARLES IGWE <charlesigweuba@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cbndirectorofcurrencydept12@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:43:14 +0200
Subject: Contract Awart /Inheritance Approved Payment Release Department,

Sir,

We got message that you are dead some times ago so that make
it impossible for us to secure and preserve your bank
account/contract details.All we need from you now to confirm
that you are still alive and that you have never given any body an
order to claim fund on your behalf then we will go ahead to make
this payment to you.
Please if you willing to work with us to receive your fund, send
below listed information.
1) Your receving bank account details
2) Your phone and fax number for faster receving of important
messages from this office
3) You contract number and amount.
This is all that we need to proceed for this payment of your.
Waiting for your swift response to this efect.
Yours sincerely,

Charles Igwe,Chairman/Director,
Contract Awart /Inheritance Approved Payment Release Department,
Central Bank of Nigeria/Federal Republic of Nigeria,Garki Abuja.

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