419 scam: adebola mark <adebolamark@cendbank.org> Change Of 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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: adebola mark <adebolamark@cendbank.org>
Reply-To: adebolamark@yahoo.com
Date: 28 Jan 2013 05:55:48 -0800
Subject: Change Of Beneficiary

From:Prof. Mark Adebola.
Verification & Payment Dept
Central Bank of Nigeria
Abuja-Nigeria

To:
Dear Sir,

I am Prof. Mark Adebola, Director, Contract/ Inheritance Verification & Payment Department, Federal Government of Nigeria.I want to know and be sure that you advised one Mr. Stewart McLoughlin, a British Citizen to stand and claim your outstanding payment with our bank because we have been mandated by the Federal Government of Nigeria and United Nations in conjunction with the World Bank to oversee, verify and pay all outstanding payments to their respective beneficiaries.

Below is the account information as presented by Mr. Stewart McLoughlin as your partner based on the ground that you are sick and will not be able to accomplished the transaction and memorandum of understanding has been reached between you and him.
(1)Bank Name: Royal Bank of Scotland
(2)Account Number: 11 41 79 08
(3)Account Name: Stewart McLoughlin
(4)Sort Code: 16 16 23.

You are to get back to this office as soon as you receive this email to enable us proceed with the transfer into the account as provided by your
partner, Mr. Stewart McLoughlin.

Awaiting for your immediate response so that we can proceed with the transfer to the account of Mr. Stewart McLoughlin your partner. All you have to do is to contact me immediately in case you did not authorize this change.

Regards,
Prof. Mark Adebola.

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