419 scam: "Christopher A. Wray"<"www"@space.ocn.ne.jp> Re:Urgent Attention:

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- central.bnkng_015@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- abuja, federal. capital territory, nigeria. email: central.bnkng_015@aol.com note: you should ignore any message that does not come from (Aol; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christopher A. Wray" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <central.bnkng_015@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 16:17:31 -0700
Subject: Re:Urgent Attention:

Office Of The Director,
Christopher A. Wray,
Federal Bureau Of Investigation,
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, D.C. 20535-0001, USA.
Attention: Beneficiary,

Greetings of the day to you and your family. It has come to the notice of the Financial Crimes Section (FCS) of the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI), International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations (UN) and other world governing bodies about your outrageous dealings with internet scammers/impostors.

From the intelligence report made available to us, we found out that you have been in communication with these hoodlums, who are bent on extorting money from you endlessly and have been using your data in perpetrating frauds. The report also revealed that they have filed for the claim of your over due inheritance/contract payment of US$8,000,000.00 in an escrow account of the Central Bank of Nigeria with your personal data (provided to them by you) through their foreign cohort, in person of Mrs. Joan B Melvin of New York.

In view of this, you are strictly advised to STOP further communications with those scammers. And thereby contact the governor's office of the Central Bank of Nigeria via the below details for the transfer of your inheritance/contract payment.

NAME: MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE
OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria,
Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone, Abuja, Federal.
Capital Territory, Nigeria.
Email: central.bnkng_015@aol.com
NOTE: You should ignore any message that does not come from the above email address and phone number for security reasons. And to enable the Central Bank of Nigeria to process and release the fund to you, you are demanded to re-confirm your full details such as
FULL NAMES:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP:
COUNTRY:
SEX:
AGE:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
Ensure that you follow the Central Bank of Nigeria due process as enshrined in the International Banking Secrecy Act to avoid any form of discrepancy, which may hinder your fund transfer. It is also recommendable important you forward your email communications with those scammers/impostors to my special account below for adequate investigations.
Thanks for your understanding and cooperation as we earnestly await your urgent reply.
Best Regards,
Christopher A. Wray,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building,
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, D.C.
E-mail: ofiice.usfbidirector@aol.com

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