419 scam: PAYMENT OFFICER <govcbn0013@gmail.com> URGENT FUNDS TRANSFER IN YOUR FAVOUR.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "lamido aminu sanusi" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- govcbn0017@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PAYMENT OFFICER <govcbn0013@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:58:24 +0100
Subject: URGENT FUNDS TRANSFER IN YOUR FAVOUR.

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URGENT FUNDS TRANSFER IN YOUR FAVOUR.

The above subject matters, I am Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the new
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria; I have on my desk your payment
file which is next on my list for payment for the overdue contract
payment.

I have vehemently study your file and finds that some inconsistency
and some vital documents are inappropriate, however, it may interest
you to know that your funds has been approved for payment via wire
transfer and what is required is for me to sign the final release
documents.

Meanwhile, you are to confirm to this office immediately if you are
the one that sent your representative Mr. Ted Bradley, a citizen of
United States of America who visited my office this morning with power
of attorney to the receive the fund on your behalf in another bank
account he submitted along with the power of attorney.

I found this move strange and having told him to return back in the
next 48 hours use this medium to contact for urgent confirmation
before I sign the approval letter for immediate funds transfer.

Do get back to me so that I will know my stand before release the
funds wrongfully.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi
Governor, CBN.
Reply to: govcbn0017@gmail.com

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