419 scam: "Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna"<admin@TTISERVER2.TeamTranquil.com> Re: Did you permit the Change of Fund Ownership / Beneficiary

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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:
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "central bank of nigeria" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bealife4god@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:25:37 -0700
Subject: Re: Did you permit the Change of Fund Ownership / Beneficiary

Good Day to you

We are sending you this message today to confirm if truly you sent one Mr. David Wagner,

a citizen of your country a representative to receive your Contract/ inheritance payment

due to be paid to your person. The said Mr. David Wagner claimed that he represents your

interest in the fund and that you have given him a Power of Attorney to claim the fund on your

behalf, as he claimed that you are lying in your sick bed and about dying.

According to the law of our country guiding this kind of payment, we decided to send you

this message to confirm from you if you are dead or alive and has authorized this person to

claim the fund on your behalf. This is the issue we wanted you to clarify.

Please if this claim by this man is wrong ans was not sent by you, kindly revert back to us

with your personal details quickly to avoid wrongful payment of your fund to a wrong person

Please feel free to contact me here only for further clarifications regarding this matter.

Sincerely,

I await your urgent response.

Yours truly.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna

Deputy Governor,

Financial System Stability

Central Bank of Nigeria

Tinubu square,

Lagos- Nigeria

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