419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA NAIROBI" <centralbankkenya@instructor.net> LETTER OF NOTIFICATION FROM CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA NAIROBI TO Bixnfleisch

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- barrtsankara@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA NAIROBI" <centralbankkenya@instructor.net>
Reply-To: "CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA NAIROBI" <barrtsankara@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 12:45:21 -0800
Subject: LETTER OF NOTIFICATION FROM CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA NAIROBI TO Bixnfleisch

Dear Bixnfleisch ,
Operator: V97322
Transaction Reference Number : 3255879/123COV
Related Reference : 3255879/124COV
Message Coder: *1238CC-7624XX*
PIN: MT 202 / FIN MT 202 COV-General Fin Inst Transfer
Ordering Customer: Kenya anti scam division 1
CHIPS Receiving Institution: Central Bank Of Kenya.
Be Notified that your overdue blocked funds of ($87,000,000.00) has been unblocked and approved for urgent release through Telephone Wire Message Banking Facility of the private secured Central Bank Of Kenya, and accorded with MT202 COV Wire Stream into your receiving bank, Please Your account details is needed urgently.
Please kindly re-confirm the authorization of your account details, for
verification purpose as the original transfer will be done personally by you.

The Telephone wire transfer details and transfer Procedure will be sent to you via email , Please re-confirm your email address and Mobile number before sending to us upon your reply to this email .

We strongly believe that all information's are correct on this message in your favor. If you have any further questions as regards to this message please do kindly contact Barrister Thomas Sankara, General Counsel at the private email and cell phone number as stated below on this message.

Email : barrtsankara@gmail.com
Mobile # :+254 7189 30301
Awaiting your kindest response.
Wafula Simuyu
Remittance Director
Central Bank Of Kenya.

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