419 scam: Cental Bank<alhajiibrahimmuazu4@mail.com> IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FUND

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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: Cental Bank<alhajiibrahimmuazu4@mail.com>
Reply-To: alhajiibrahimmuazu4@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 10:00:42 +0530
Subject: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FUND

Good Day, How are you and families? Am Alhaji Ibrahim Muazu the Director of=
Corporate/international Communications and inspector of Central Bank of Ni=
geria (CBN). It is by the grace of God that i received Christ, knowing the =
truth and truth have set me free. Having know the truth i had no choice tha=
n to do what is Lawful and Right in the sight of God for eternal life and i=
n the sight of man for witness of God as a mercy and glory upon my life. I =
came across your file which was marked X and your released disk painted RED=
, I took time to study it and found out that you have paid VIRTUALLY fees a=
nd the fund was not released to you, because the fees you paid for the rele=
ase of your fund was not credited to government account but going to hoodlu=
ms pocket, the most annoying thing is that they won't tell you the truth th=
at on no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead they allow=
you spend money unnecessarily, i do not intend to work here all the days o=
f my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my secur=
ity. Do get in touch with me with if you want to know more with your full i=
nformation's such as your name/address and phone number immediately to conc=
lude this final transaction immediately, and also send to me your convenien=
t tel/fax numbers or send an email to my private box info-muazu-cbn@petlove=
r.com for easy communications and to more on what to be done. Regards, Alha=
ji Ibrahim Muazu. Director, Corporate/international Communications and insp=
ector Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) email: info-muazu-cbn@petlover.com Phon=
e Number: +1 5188754426

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