419 scam: "Mrs. Gift Obi"<a@navegadorinternet.com.br> FROM:CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA!!!!

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "international 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Gift Obi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsgiftobi@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 07:12:54 -0430
Subject: FROM:CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA!!!!

Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And Inheritance fund Payment Notification
FROM:CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Attn: Beneficiary ,

The U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has Approved to pay you part payment of your Contract/Inheritance Fund payment Valued at USD$10.5M in conjunction with Nigerian Government and CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

This decision was made last week with this development, a woman by name (MRS:CINDY CARMON) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your
Outstanding Contract/Inheritance/award funds.

She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin that you issued her the Power of Attorney before your dead. We got your email address and decided to send an email through this address
hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time gave this woman the power of attorney to represent you.

Please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $10.5M USD of your outstanding funds to her nominated bank account stated below:

NAME OF BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ADDR: 120 SO. 2nd. ST.
BLYTHEVILLE,ARKANSAS 72315 USA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 482986
ROUTING NUMBER:084107343
Swift code # : WMSBUS66
BENEFICIARY: CINDY CARMON

If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this email immediately by contacting the office, the International remittance department.

For immediate transfer of your funds be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other than this office, you are required to send your
email with your full following information below:

1) YOUR FULL NAME_________________
2) RESIDENCE ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY_______________
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, MOBILE PHONE NUMBER____________
4) THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY____________
5) SEX____________

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Gift Obi.

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