419 scam: "OFFICE OF DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA"<directorforeignexchange234_cbn@yahoo.com.au> YOUR PART- PAYMENT

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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)
- "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.
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.
- +2348053805604 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE OF DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <directorforeignexchange@live.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:40:57 +0100
Subject: YOUR PART- PAYMENT

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

OFFICE OF DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE

GARKI ABUJA.NIGERIA

Our Ref: FGN/CFCR/SH-VOL.04/2011

Attention: Beneficiary

YOUR CONTRACT PART-PAYMENT

Happy New Year, I wish to congratulate you for the made progression, I have been informed by his Excellency Governor Central Bank of Nigeria that your contract fund part-payment of USD10.5M, (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) has been effected since 24th November, 2010, though it's quite discourages to me that non-concern to notify me since then,

I hope you know that it is my effort that made it possible for the payment of your fund because I have not relented all this while since I was appointed by the Nigerian State of House of Assembly Federal Republic of Nigeria, to make the appropriation for the payment of Beneficiary, hence including your file.

Kindly confirm this mail receipt and diligently supply me your opinion.

Best Regards,

Mr. Frank Chukwu

Director Foreign Remittance {CBN}

CALL +2348053805604

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