419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA"<in-fo@cenbank.org> DEAR VALUED 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:
- "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.
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.
- +2348144899609

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@cenbank-atm.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 04:10:22 -0700
Subject: DEAR VALUED BENEFICIARY.

DEAR VALUED BENEFICIARY,

FROM THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING HELD TODAY AT THE PRESIDENCY,
I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILES HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND
A PART PAYMENT OF $5.5M USD HAS BEEN APPROVED IN YOUR FAVOR AND CREDITED TO
ATM CARD. PLEASE RECONFIRM YOUR FULL NAMES, AGE, OCCUPATION, CELL PHONE AND
YOUR MAILING ADDRESS TO AVOID DELIVERY ERROR.

THANKS,
MR. JOHN WALLACE.
DIRECTOR ATM CARD DEPT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
EMAIL: info@cenbank-atm.org
TEL: +234-814-489-9609

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