419 scam: "FOLASHODUN ADEBISI SHONUBI" <infocbnbank@lee.org> I await your immediate response CBN 202

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "your payment is being processed" (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)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "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.
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.
- folashodunadebisishonubi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FOLASHODUN ADEBISI SHONUBI" <infocbnbank@lee.org>
Reply-To: folashodunadebisishonubi@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:02:22 -0800
Subject: I await your immediate response CBN 202

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA EMAIL ME AT (folashodunadebisishonubi@gmail.com)

ATTENTION: From the records of outstanding foreign payments due for release with banks in Nigeria, your name and contact was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding foreigners' payment which are stil hanging on and who have not yet received their payments.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you reconfirm your payment details so that we can authenticate the claim legally. Also note that from ourrecord the Federal Governemnt of Nigeria has only maped out the sum of US$6,700,000.00 Six million, seven hundred thousand united states Dollars) to be released to you for now, after which the remaining part of your claims will be released to you.

Kindly re-confirm to us the followings:

1) Baking information where you want your fund to be transfer into. 1) Your full name and mailing address. 2) Telephone, Fax and mobile #. 3) Occupation 4) Age . 5) Two Pages of your international passport or id card

In receipt of the above information, your payment will be approved and paid to you by wired to your nominated bank account, you are advised to get back to me immediately with for more clarifications.Alternative email: (folashodunadebisishonubi@gmail.com) Yours truly,

FOLASHODUN ADEBISI SHONUBI DEPUTY GOVERNOR,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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