419 scam: "Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N)" <no-reply@cbn.com.org> From the Desk of: Mr. Godwin Emefiele.

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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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "abuja" (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 (C.B.N)" <no-reply@cbn.com.org>
Reply-To: mr.godwin000@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:41:04 +0100
Subject: From the Desk of: Mr. Godwin Emefiele.

Central Bank of Nigeria
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
District, Cadastral Zone, Abuja,
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Our Ref: FGN/CFCR/CBN/SH-VOL/2016

>From the Desk of: Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N)

Attention Beneficiary.

I am Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since June 3, 2014, I also served as Chief Executive officer and Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc before my present appointment (For more information about my personality you can check my name on Google to be better informed). I have your Payment file from the foreign remittance department of this bank informing me that Mrs. Julia Wong of Qingdao Guanyu Plastic Co. Ltd., Qingdao Shi, Shandong, China. Today submitted a Deed of Assignment claiming that you assigned her the sole administrator to your funds.

I am contacting you today to know if truly you know anything about this. Did you instruct Mrs. Julia Wong of Qingdao Guanyu Plastic Co. Ltd., to claim your contract / Inheritance payment of USD10, 500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred United States Dollars) on your behalf? Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to confirm to us if you are aware or know anything about this by reconfirming the following info(s) below:

1. Full name:

2. Residential address:

3. Country of origin:

4. Date of birth:

5. Occupation & position:

6. Direct phone no.:

I will be expecting your maximum cooperation urgently to avoid further delay on the release of your funds.

This is very urgent and we expect you to treat it as such.

Yours in Service,
Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
Governor CBN - NIGERIA

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