419 scam: "Mr. Sylva"<bit.ly5g74mek1@gmail.com> Re: Your payment is ready !

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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. Sylva" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <smrgt1108@protonmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 05:00:40 -0700
Subject: Re: Your payment is ready !

Attention: Recipient,

Your Blocked Outstanding Payment Refers;

The President elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has directed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay all outstanding and blocked payments owed to contractors with immediate effect and your name is among those to receive their payments.

Kindly confirm to me if you are the account holder of this banking coordinates stated below;

Bank Name: RCB Bank Ltd.
Bank Address: 1, Avlonos street,
Maria House, 1075, Nicosia, Cyprus.
USD A/C No.: 036201001
USD IBAN: CY85 1260 0000 0000 0000 3620 1001
Swift Code: RCBLCY2I
Beneficiary: Gulfstream Europe Ltd.

These funds will be transferred to the above bank account upon my instruction to our remittance bank. However, if you are not aware of this payment and did not authorize the transfer of the funds into the above bank account or if the above bank account is not nominated by you; kindly notify me immediately.
Your prompt response to this mail will help us facilitate the process of the funds transfer of your blocked funds.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Sylva Okolieaboh

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