419 scam: "Mr.Godwin Emefiele " <abigailmohd19@gmail.com> Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)

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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:
- "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)
- "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)
- "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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- governor.godwinemefiele.office@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Godwin Emefiele " <abigailmohd19@gmail.com>
Reply-To: governor.godwinemefiele.office@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:13:21 -0700
Subject: Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)

CENTRAL BANK REMITTANCE UNIT,
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT,
CADASTRAL ZONE, ABUJA,
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/013,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/11

I am Mr. Godwin Emefiele, The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN). I am contacting you today to alert you of a notification which
will be a great help to you, I am the new director of the fund
approved payment department here in CBN.

Attention Beneficiary, (Are You Dead OR Alive?.)

(1.) Did You Instruct One Ms. Donna K. Heberling, To Claim Your
US$10,700,000.00?. The above-mentioned person visited this Office
10:45 yesterday, with a power of attorney given in her favor by your
good self, granting her the benefit to process and claim your pending
fund valued US$10,700,000.00 (Ten Million, Seven Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) for personal reasons. She further stated that
you are one of the Coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) victims as you did
not survive but you grant her a power of attorney to claim your
pending funds before you pass away. Please answer this very important
question, are you (Dead OR Alive). Our office has asked Ms. Donna K.
Heberling, to return back to this office within (48) working hours to
enable us to have a personal confirmation from you being hither to the
beneficiary.

(2.) Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in her favor thereby making
her current beneficiary/Next of Kin to receive your pending funds? We
are sorry to have delayed your instruction in giving out this fund to
the new beneficiary Ms. Donna K. Heberling, since you are one of the
Coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) Victims but we must adhere to the
procedures of this honorable Organization by making sure this request
is verified and confirmed by the beneficiary and the existing
attorney.

Your urgent confirmation is required if you are (Dead OR Alive) Office
Email(governor.godwinemefiele.office@gmail.com)

Best Regards,
Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
Governor. Of Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)

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