419 scam: "Office of the Central Bank of Nigeria"<info@centralbankofnigeria.org> DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS.JANET WHITE TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS?.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "dr. sanusi" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "executive governor" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +2348167558509
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.
- cb_pament001@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Office of the Central Bank of Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pamentoff001@skymail.mn>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:45:10 +1100
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS.JANET WHITE TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS?.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS. CABLES: CENBANK TELEGRAM: CENBANK FROM THE DESK OF: Dr Sanusi Lamido Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN), International Remittance Department, Corporate Headquarters: # CBN House, Tinubu Square, 213 Eleke Crescent-Victoria Island, Marina, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa. P.O.Box 55037 Falomo Ikoyi Lagos Island Marina. Tel: +2348167558509 EMAIL : cb_pament001@rediffmail.com IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT/ CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009 DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS.JANET WHITE TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS?. YOUR OVER-DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT FROM: DR. SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, THE NEW CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA EMAIL: notice_board003@live.com DIRECT PHONE NO. +2348167558509 ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY, THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATION'S FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS. CLAIMS NAME: JANET WHITE BANK NAME: CITI BANK ARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428. PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION'S FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US11.7 (Eleven MILLION Seven Hundred Thousand UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WILLBE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ANY WHERE. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF. INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. YOUR NAME:............. 2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:........... 3. YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE .............. 4. AGE/SEX:.............. 5. YOUR OCCUPATION:......... 6. HOME EQUITY YES/NO............. AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS APEX BANK WITH THEM OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS FINAL QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2011. HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU. REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: cb_pament001@rediffmail.com CONGRATULATIONS. FROM: DR. SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI, GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). CC: SENATE PRESIDENT CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD] CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). CC: SENATE PRESIDENT CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD] CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA

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