419 scam: "Central Bank"<hcbn@secretarias.com> Your Fund In CBN

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
- "veronica.amadi@administrativos.com" (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.
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.
- veronica_amadi2007@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Central Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <veronica.amadi@administrativos.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:25:31 -0700
Subject: Your Fund In CBN

The CBN Head Office Complex,
Central Business District Abuja FCT.
Zaria Street, Garki II, Abuja, Nigeria.
Our Ref: CBN/UN /STB
Attn: Unclaimed Winners/Contract/Inheritance Beneficiary.
Date: 09-06-2011

Attention: Beneficiary,

Your email and name was published on the Central Computer and at the Notice board amongst the unpaid Beneficiaries. Please be informed that your unpaid funds now lies with our bank, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Your fund had been approved for Weeks now awaiting you to complete the due process required before receiving your fund. You are requested to write back to us for more direction and instruction on how to receive your fund.

We equally wish to bring to your earliest notice that we received an email from somebody who claims to be your Next of Kin and we do not know the through position of this information he gave. He informed us that you died last week in a car accident at your country home.

He also has submitted an account for us to transfer your funds to him including his International passport. We write to reconfirm with your contact email with us before we can make the transfer. If we do not hear from you within a stipulated time frame of seven (4) days, we will have no other choice but to effect payment to your said next of kin.

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary Fund) for failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in the system had been long overdue.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with Dr.Mrs Veronica Amadi, KTT UNIT Central Bank Of Nigeria,with the help and Monitory team from the United Nation Payment Scheme And The International Monetary Fund New York which is our official remitting bank,Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nation, has look up to make sure you receive your money. Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore once you are dealing with central bank of Nigeria.

NOTE: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With Central Bank Is (CBN0018).
OFFICER: Dr.Mrs Veronica Amadi
POSITION: KTT Unit Central Bank Of Nigeria.
OFFICE EMAIL: veronica.amadi@administrativos.com
PERSONAL EMAIL: veronica_amadi2007@rediffmail.com

Thanks for your co-operation.

Alhaji Sulaiman Barau
Director Operations.
Central Bank Of Nigeria.

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