419 scam: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA <godwin.emefele@outlook.com> RE: UNPAID INHERITANCE SUM.

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "foreign payment 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)
- "www.cenbank.org" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA <godwin.emefele@outlook.com>
Reply-To: godwin.emefele@presidency.com
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 22:17:12 +0000
Subject: RE: UNPAID INHERITANCE SUM.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
www.cenbank.org
RE: UNPAID INHERITANCE SUM.

WE HAVE RECEIVED AN INSTRUCTION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF), AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
PAYMENTS (SCFP), TO PAY YOU YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND FROM OUR
BANK (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA)

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR FUND WHICH IS THE TOTAL SUM OF TEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$10, 500,000.00), AS YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
TO YOU. AND YOUR INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT HAS BEEN FINALIZED TO BE
RELEASED TO YOU AS THE LEGITIMATE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.

MEANWHILE, WE WANT YOU TO CLARIFY IF YOU INDEED APPROVE A WOMAN FEW
DAYS AGO TO CLAIM YOUR FUND ON YOUR BEHALF, WHO NOW CLAIM THAT SHE IS
YOUR REPRESENTATIVE SENT BY YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND.

NOTE THAT SHE ACTUALLY TENDERED SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS, WHICH PROVED
THAT YOU ACTUALLY SENT HER FOR THE COLLECTION OF THESE FUNDS.

BELOW IS THE LIST OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH SHE TENDERED TO BANK:

1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION.
2. HIGH COURT INJUNCTION.
3. ORDER TO RELEASE.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF MY JOB, I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE ANY MISTAKE IN
RELEASING THESE FUNDS TO ANYONE EXCEPT YOU WHO IS THE RECOGNIZED TRUE
BENEFICIARY TO THESE FUNDS. NOTE THAT I ASKED HER TO COME BACK NEXT
WEEK SO I CAN VERIFY THIS FACT FROM YOU FIRST. KINDLY CLARIFY US ON
THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE MAKE THIS PAYMENT TO HER ON YOUR BEHALF.

HOWEVER, NOTE THAT WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SHORTLY, YOU ARE TO
PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION BELLOW TO ENABLE OUR INTERNATIONAL
FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT TO PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND RELEASE
YOUR FUND TO YOU IMMEDIATELY. THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IS AS STATED
BELOW:

1.YOUR NAME:
2.YOUR ADDRESS:
3.YOUR TELEPHONE:
4.NO FAX
5.AGE:
6.SEX:
7.YOUR OCCUPATION:

NOTE THAT UPON RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE REQUESTED INFORMATION,WE SHALL BE
ABLE TO RECONFIRM AND EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT TO YOU IN ANY FORM OF YOUR
CHOICE.

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, THIS REPUTABLE BANK HAS BEEN
APPROVED TO RELEASE PAYMENT TO ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS
BENEFICIARIES THIS QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2015. THEREFORE, WE
WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

WE ARE WAITING TO HERE FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS YOU VISIT MY
WEBSITE AND READ MY PROFILE/BIO DATA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin_Emefiele

BEST REGARDS,
DR.Godwin Emefiele ( C.B.N )

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