419 scam: "Mr. Emefiele" <info@ng.gov> Memo of Abadoned Fund

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Emefiele" <info@ng.gov>
Reply-To: cgts0013@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:33:03 +0100
Subject: Memo of Abadoned Fund

From Central Bank of Nigeria, a memo of abandon funds was sent to this office at 2pm yesterday. The memo stated that this funds at amount of USD$2.5 Million was abandoned halfway during the transferring attempt as a result of your inability to cover some charges demanded.

Dear Esteemed Beneficiary, as law demand, you are given an opportunity to write back to us and explain in details your own grievances as regard this funds. It is constitutional that you can abandon the funds as the Ministry of finance stated with full legal reasons. Therefore, your urgent reply is needed.

Below are the information needed for now for swift communication;

Full Name:
Current Address:
Cell Phone #:

We look forward to hearing from you and remember if this email is not replied within accepted time schedules, we might cancel your transaction.

Thank you very much.
Mr. Godwin Emefiele (CON)
(Chairman, Board of Directors)

Anti-fraud resources:

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