419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ATM VISA CAR"<cbn.ng@cbn.com> Payment Via Visa Card Dispatched

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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:
- "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 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.
- +2348164078401
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.
- mikefield.boa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ATM VISA CAR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikefield.boa@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 20:51:17 +0100
Subject: Payment Via Visa Card Dispatched

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
ATM DEPARTMENT
TINUBU SQUARE
LAGOS-NIGERIA

Dear Sir,
We have dispatched your ATM VISA CARD with our correspondent Bank-Bank of America Murfreesboro TN uSA
Last Tuesday which they have acknowledge they are in receipt of it, this morning as i have not heard from you
Inspite my several mails, i will be traveling to London UK Tonight.

Based on our agreement with Our Correspondent Bankersr: BANK OF AMERICA, murfreesboro Tennesse,
You should contact MR MICHAEL PARIH FIELD, Account Officer for immediate Release of your payment.

MOST IMPORTANT: Reconfirm your current delivery address to them,
contact him today via the following email:(mikefield.boa@gmail.com) Phone:305 908 9917

I can be reached on Tel:++2348164078401. Your Compensation for scam victims amount in the
Card is One Hundred & fifty Thousand US Dollars (US$150,000) Approved By African Union Heads of Government for scam victims emanating from Africa
and the Pin code of your ATM CARD is: {4601} The only fee you have to
pay is their Security fee of $225 plus demurrage. Upon hearing from you, i shall give you a form 1-100b to fill and return for the release of your
funds via Atm Card already in USA,

Thanks
Best Regards
Evelyn James
Snr Manager
For: Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Governor
CBN

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Any message without the above Central Bank new logo, please ignore it and contact
us immediately, such mails should be discareded and reported to CBN Office to avoid
been scammed by impostors,cbn Management

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