419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK" <df1932@bk.ru> Good News Your Inheritance of USD25.5Million Released Today !!

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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)
- "lamido aminu sanusi" (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)
- "exegovernor@administrativos.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 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.
- +2348188609673

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK" <df1932@bk.ru>
Reply-To: govermor2@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 07:21:20 -0700
Subject: Good News Your Inheritance of USD25.5Million Released Today !!

This is my second email to you please response, I am Mallam Sanusi Lamido Aminu I write to infrom you that your outstanding contracts/inheritance and lottery Winning due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, from 2000 till date your name and emails address was discovered as next on the list for payment of ($25,500,000.00) Million

Following the Directive of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan he has mandated my office to pay all foreign Contactors and beneficiary of over due payment with the Central Bank of Nigeria and other commercial banks, he has mandate my office to directly complete the transfer of your fund to your accounts, by SWIFT TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER::: in respect to this information and directive I have concluded a meeting with the board of directors of Central Bank and other Commercial Bank Directors in Nigeria to provided the list of beneficiaries which you are among,

Respond back with your full name, address, direct telphone number and bank details where the money will be transfers as soon as possible.vIA EMAIL exegovernor@administrativos.com phone +234 818 860 9673

REGARDS

Mallam Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi
Governor Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN]

NB:KINDLY NOTE THAT SOME IMPOSTERS HAVE STARTED MAKING FORGERY OF MY NAME IN YOUR RESPONSE I WILL PROOF TO YOU I AM THE REAL GOVERNOR CBN

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