419 scam: "PAYMENT DEPT.CBN" <fpm.desk@btinternet.com> PAYMENT ( CODE:211)

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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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "fpm.206.cbn@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "PAYMENT DEPT.CBN" <fpm.desk@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: fpm.206.cbn@w.cn
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 14:51:06 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PAYMENT ( CODE:211)

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS.
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS.
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/05/2010

IMMEDIATE OVERDUE CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FUND TRANSFER.

We are obliged to inform you that we have received an inward remittance clearance order from Federal Government of Nigeria instructing us to contact you for the remittance of your Overdue Contract/Inheritance Payment of ($12.5 MILLION )into your account as all arrangement and Machineries has been put in place.

Subsequently, Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) Remittance Clearance Order Number FRN/ZB/RCON/2010 was issued to this bank directing us to remit your funds immediately because we have been given the full Authorization to handle and effect the transfer of all Foreign Contract Payment to the beneficiaryâ€™s Nominated Bank Account with immediate effect.
However, we are handling this transfer with extreme and vivid carefulness because of the High Rate and Voluminous of Frauds going on here and there under this dispensations, so we cannot remit this money immediately without first contacting you to find out the following information vis:Your bank information, private telephone and fax number and Contract /Inheritance Details because we donâ€™t want to make any wrongful transfer and the moment we receive this information from you, we will compare it with what we have in our central computer Telex System here, if it is in consonance with your given information.

Contact the undersigned immediately this message gets to you on the above telephone,and Email( fpm.206.cbn@w.cn ) to enable us include your file in our payment master list (PML) which has been Approved for immediate/Final Remittance without any delay.

We are waiting for your urgent response together with your above required account information for authentication.

Thanks,
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Rich Collins

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