419 scam: "Adebayo " PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ALART

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Adebayo "
Reply-To: <adebayoadelabu11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 04:29:52 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ALART

Hello Dear,

I wish to inform you that all matters relating

to the release of this payment is now under my

control and supervision. This development has

become necessary due to the activities of

unpatriotic government/CBN officials and

impostors who keep on frustrating every effort

to settle our clients by making requests for

unauthorized fees and levies from them.

We sincerely apologize for any delay you might

have encountered in the past, your payment is

now 100% Guaranteed.

I am Dr.Adebayo Adelabu the deputy governor

CBN.I was mandated by the President Federal

Republic in conjunction with the Federal

Executive Council (FEC), the Senate Committee on

Foreign Debts Reconciliation and Implementation

Panel on Contract/inheritance/compensation funds

to complete all the unpaid Contract/inheritance/lottery fund. You are

required as a matter of urgency to reconfirm

your information including your name, phone

number and your address for verification and

immediate payment within 24 hours.

To this effect, the sum of TEN MILLION, SEVEN

HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE S DOLLARS has

approved for you
.
Kindly choose from these three modes of payment

(wire transfer, diplomatic cash payment and ATM

card).

Kindly get back to me asap.
Best Regards,

Dr.Adebayo Adelabu
Deputy Governor CBN

NB: KINDLY NOTE THAT SOME PEOPLE (FRAUDSTARS)

HAVE STARTED MAKING FORGERY OF MY GOOD NAME.

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