419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)" <info@cbn.org> Attention: Accredited Beneficiary,

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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
- +2347086531798 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)" <info@cbn.org>
Reply-To: thegovernorcbn@centrum.cz
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:39:19 +0200
Subject: Attention: Accredited Beneficiary,

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa way
Central Business District
Cadastral Zone Abuja Nigeria
Phone/Fax: +234 70 8653 1798

Attention: Accredited Beneficiary,
Normalization of all beneficiaries account has become inevitable based on
the instruction of the President and commander in Chief Federal Republic
of Nigerian Dr Good luck Ebele Jonathan.
>From the record in our direct data control system we found out that the
reason why you have not receive your payment all this while is that the
past corrupt administration of Prof Charles Solude the former Central Bank
of Nigeria Governor tempered with your payment file by having your name
included with the names of contractors that has receive their full
contract payment making this Apex Bank to ignore all your effort so far to
redeem your payment.

In fact out of ignorance the Central Bank of Nigeria legal dept handed
over to the FBI some names of contractors whom we felt where making
double claim of their contract payment without us knowing that they have
not receive their payment actually.

Recently the arrest of Dr Elvis Harris of 8667 Lake Murray Blvd,Unit
#17,San Diego California United States of America whom our legal dept
reported to the FBI and this exposed the corrupt antics of the former
Governor Dr Charles Soludo, Dr Elvis Harris was arrested by the FBI Agent
and was arraigned in the local court in California for the fraudulent
claim of already paid contract funds, but on investigation we the Central
Bank of Nigeria and the FBI found out that really Dr Elvis has not
receive his contract payment, Prof Charles Soludo included his name as a
paid contractor just to deceive the Federal Government of Nigeria and
thereby divert the funds for his personal use.

Now Dr Soludo is on the run, based on this development the President
Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr Good Luck Jonathan ordered the immediate
validation of all contract files to ascertain the true number of
contractors that has receive their payment as stipulated here in the
record left behind by the former Governor and to know the actual number
of unpaid contractors for immediate payment of their over due contract
funds to avoid violation of the United Nations policy on foreign contract
payment.
So you are advice to reply to this email if truly you have not received
your payment.

Lamido Sanusi Lamido
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor (CBN)

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