419 scam: CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA <n23417393133@gmail.com> Re:The Only Hope For Your 2014 Payment Release!!!

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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:
- "account opening fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "account opening" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- +2348052920584 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA <n23417393133@gmail.com>
Reply-To: PayMasterGeneralNig@mail2consultant.com
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:38:43 +0100
Subject: Re:The Only Hope For Your 2014 Payment Release!!!

This email is to notify you about our 2014 1st quarter payment which
is on going now and you are among those who has been approved to receive
an immediate payment before the 7th of February, 2014.

But based on what so many beneficiaries like you have suffered in the past
in the hands of various payment officials, we have mandated every
beneficiary
to open an online account with our Approved Corresponding Bank, SNS Bank
Holland,
Nigeria Branch, www.snsbank.nl the reason is for you to have 100% total
control
over your fund this time around, access it any time of the day, do wire
transfer to any other account of your choice in the comfort of your home
all at
no extra cost or charge.

Once you open an online account with SNS Bank, we will first lodge your
total
fund of $10.7 million dollars into your online account, send you all the
online
account details so that you can view your account statues, and from there,
you
will have the chance to transfer your money from this online account to any
other
account of your choice by yourself in installment of $550,000 dollars daily
without
any problems.

Please to be honest and truthful to you, this is the only alternative way
you
can receive your fund as quickly as possible and without undue interference
from
any Agency, be it IMF, CIA, FBI, Homeland Security, World Bank, United
Nations,
INTERPOL, IRS, Customs, Courier Companies, Anti-Terrorist Agency, Drug Law
Enforcement Agency, or Anti-Money Laundry Organizations. the same way other
beneficiaries did since this January and received their funds.

Let me tell you my good friend, any attempt to wire your overdue fund
directly
into your account through regular wire transfer will be another frustration
because
of fund transfer clearance procedure, policy and documents required. I am a
proven
banker with many years of experience, so whatever am telling you is based
out of
experience.

Anybody who embarks on a long journey should expect to encounter
difficulties.
But why should you choose the long and more difficult path when there is a
short
route to the same success you have been desiring for years? Get the online
account
opened and get peace of mind on your fund transfer. Why have you allowed
unprofessional
bankers and scam artist to frustrate life out of you?. Why have you allowed
your
finances to go down the drain right in your very own eyes?.

Finally, note that for us to open this online account for you at the bank,
it
will cost you the sum of $180 dollars only after which we will send all
account
details and the access link to your email for you to start operating your
account
immediately and also start making online transfers to accounts you wish to
in the
comfort of your home.

If you are satisfy with all the above requirements, contact us so that I
can give
you the details with which to send the online account opening fee for us to
commence
work immediately.

You are advised to treat this message as very urgent.

Thanks a lot as you co-operate with all that we instruct you to do.

Yours faithfully,

Engr. Gidado Idris
CBN Credit Control Director
Telephone:+234-805-292-0584

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