419 scam: "Mr. Frank Eze" <mrfrank.eze@yandex.com> CBN/IRD/CBX/021/14

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "processing fee" (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. )
- "foreign 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)
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Frank Eze" <mrfrank.eze@yandex.com>
Reply-To: eze_mr.frank@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:16:56 +0000
Subject: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/14

>From the Desk Of: Mr. Frank Eze

Paymaster General

Central Bank of Nigeria

Tinubu Square Lagos

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/14

Dear

May I humbly request for your opinion regarding the cancellation plans

of your contract payment of 10.7M USD. What is the rationale behind

your decision to abandon your funds after it has been approved and

program on behalf of the Nigeria Judicial council who prompted this

inquiry, I wish to categorically exonerate this office from any blame

if this fund been cancelled by Monday 17th Feb, 2014 as already planned

by CBN.

Your silence is creating a very dangerous situation here. As at Friday

last week, I got a report from Dr. Godwin Nelson The Paymaster General

CBN to prepared for the cancellation of your fund since you fail to

comply on transfer instructed, With due respect to our security ethics,

please why didn't you want your fund transferred any more.

My name is Mr. Frank Eze from telex department of Central Bank of

Nigeria and i am the one in-charge to make the transfer of your fund to

you, we have started making the foreign transfer since four days now,

all the listed beneficiaries along side has been paid.

Our concern is to continue to protect the interest of all foreign

investors in the entire Nigeria enclave. The FBI has denied the

purported letter sent to you. During our web interaction with

http://www.fbi.gov/ it became clear that the so called letter was

forged to extort money from you to sponsor the diversion of your

contract fund to Africa. Your stand on this issue is being urgently

awaited before 12noon Nigeria time by today or Tomorrow.

However we are still waiting for you to send the processing fee of $150

to enable our Foreign Remittance Department to remit your approved fund

to you immediately.

How to Make the Payment Through WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM:

Receivers Name : Godwin Anele

Location : Lagos-Nigeria

Text Question : Colour

Answer : Green

Send the money by either western union money transfer or money gram and

get me information of payment, I want you to do this because you will

not regret it.

Make sure you confirm the receipt of this mail today and call now

before closing of office.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Frank Eze

Paymaster General Central Bank of Nig

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