419 scam: "Mr.Ahmed Bello Umar"<generalcontact050@gmail.com> confirm immediately

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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: "Mr.Ahmed Bello Umar" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <generalcontact0211@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:39:19 +0100
Subject: confirm immediately

Central Bank Of Nigeria,
Our Ref: CBN/RD/FGN-NIG/19

Attn. Beneficiary
Date: 04/12/2019
Sir,

RE: FINAL PAYMENT OF YOUR FUND

Please kindly confirm to us this account received today from Mr. John Christ, as your next of kin, instructing us to effect your payment through this new nominated account.

BANQUE NATIONAL DE CANADA
540 1ST STREET IBERVILLE
QUEBEC , CANADA
A/c. NO. 20-181-51 TRANSIT: 04431006,

expectably, your payment will be released to your new account within 48 hours of receiving your confirmation. We shall at the same time be sending to you, the receipt including your telex copy for onward confirmation of your inherited/Contract fund from our bank.

This is a follow up on the resolution reached by the board of this bank to intervene in the situation and release all impending inheritance/Contract funds in this bank, yours is inclusive.
We have made effort to reach you on the telephone sent to us by your next of kin but we are unable to reach you on it.

Hence, we decided to reach you via your former fax and email address. You are therefore advised, to confirm to this office immediately you receive this letter before the transfer would be made so that our bank will not be held responsible for wrongful payment or unlawful diversion of your fund.

Yours faithfully
Mr.Ahmed Bello Umar
Director, Currency Operations Department

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