419 scam: "Central Bank of Nigeria"<cbnoffice020@gmail.com> Re: confirm receipt.

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Central Bank of Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbn_office896@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 04:11:51 -0800
Subject: Re: confirm receipt.

Central Bank of Nigeria,
Internation Remittance Dept.

Good Day!!

In the office of the INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT there is presently counter claims on your
funds by one Mrs.Betty Amstrong, who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and
even explained that you entered into an agreement with her,to help you in receive your fund.this
fund is said to be paid to you by the (UN) United kingdom, for compensating you after your Email
address was retrieved from some scamming convicts. but this Mrs.Betty Amstrong has convinces us
that you have already entered an agreement with her to be your Next of Kin,that is why we are
making this last confirmation before going ahead to pay this to Mrs.Betty Amstrong the fund.

Here comes the big question Did you sign any deed of assignment in favor of ( Mrs.Betty Amstrong
)? There by making her the current beneficiary to the sum of 10.2millionusd with the following
account details:?Mrs.Betty Amstrong, ac/number:6503809428.Routing/122006743,bank/name:city
bank,address:284 ave FL 18 new york,USA,we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the
above named person if we do not hear from you
within the next two working days.

Respond to the e-mail with immediate effect so that we can be sure of doing the right thing due to
the hug amount of money involved.

We shall give you further details on how your fund will be released. Respond to this message if
you are Alive

If you are alive then i want you to send me your following details so that we can begin processing
for the release of your fund:

1.Full Name:.........
2.Full Address:......
3.Phone Number:.....
4.Sex:.............
5.marital status.....
6.Occupation:.......
7.A scan copy of your identification:....
8.Country.....

Your urgent response is required soonest.

Best Regards
John Akintola
Director International
Remitance Dept,
Foreign Operation.

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