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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "for easy and confidential communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348028410821 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • senator_ibrahim_mantu@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Senator Ibrahim" <senator_ibrahim_mantu@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:54:40 -0700
Subject: REF: CLAIMING NEGLECTED FUNDS,AMOUNT:USD12M TO MR.VICTIMNAME VICTIMNAME

  

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

TREASURY/PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT,NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,AREA 1,ABUJA

OUR REF: FGN/CBN/TPID/DATA/XXVOL1.2004

 Dear VICTIMNAME VICTIMNAME,
REF:  CLAIMING NEGLECTED FUNDS,AMOUNT:USD12M

I am the Information and Data analyst of the Treasury/Payment Investigation Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria. In the process of cross -checking payment files inherited from previous head of this department I realized a particular payment file with series of complicated abnormal entries of  a  beneficiary who had made efforts towards getting the funds but to no avail; I then decided to investigate the genesis of the difficulties /hitches to the release of the said  funds I found out these:
There is NO PAYMENT STATUS on the file and on our payment computer column as a result of mistake, I believe to have been made by the secretary who filed the particulars (DATA) i.e Bank particulars and payment reference as it was fixed in by the side column of another payment file  as if  the reference is  not the principal benefactor of the money  which effort were been made  to claim it’s fund.
The reference name did not appear at the foreign payment list but went and appear at the Bank’s domestic payment network, which is abnormal, because it’s fund is a foreign payment!
No fund claim certificate was issued to the reference for claim of entitled payment as constituted in our constitution for principal foreign benefactors to claim their estate benefits or contract payments without hitch.
I have decided to contact you through this medium because in my further investigation I found out that this claim is genuine with all legal backings apart from the above data irregularities and complications, which made the beneficiary to, gave up the claim. Therefore, I’ve withdrawn my submission paper for conversion of the funds to the CBN Treasury, which several payments have suffered because of irregularities since the implementation of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission Act (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).This assurance gave me courage to link you up for this particular transaction  knowing it will be of mutual benefit to both of us.
Requirement: I want you to lay claim to this money as the principal benefactor, I will require from you, your  full personal details ,telephone, fax nos. and your Bank account details that will accommodate this total sum of USD12Million.I will get the above complications corrected with your personal information as will be submitted by you. On reflecting this in the payment computer system, I will advise you on the application letter you will fax to this Department for the release of the said funds. Sharing ration, 60% for me and 40% for you. I can assure you after the corrections and the application within 72 hours the fund must be in your designated account. There is no single risk at all as it’s quite clear to you that the Payment Investigation Department of every Bank  supersedes fund release at all level more so  I am the  only person entitled to all payment  data analysis and information.
I will oblige you with further information and please I will need your private telephone /facsimile number for easy and confidential communication. My private email:senator_ibrahim_mantu@hotmail.com

SENATOR IBRAHIM MANTU.
INFORMATION TECH & DATA ANALYST

PHONE NUMBER:+234-8028-410821.
TREASURY /PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPT (CBN).

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