419 scam: "Fidelity bank Plc"<admin@fidelitybankplc.com> RE:-FUND TRANSFER NOTICE FROM CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA.

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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:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +2348029264365 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fidelity bank Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drbrightogu@konin.lm.pl>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:07:04 +0100
Subject: RE:-FUND TRANSFER NOTICE FROM CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA.

FINAL FUNDS TRANSMISSION
Fidelity bank Plc
Credit / Telex Department
3 Ripple Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Phone: +234-802-926-4365

RE:-FUND TRANSFER NOTICE FROM CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA.

Good Day,

I am Dr. Bright Ogu, of the newly inaugurated Committee in Central Bank
Nigeria . My committee has a mandate to recover unpaid debts associated with
NNPC contracts, Lottery fund, inheritance fund, loans and grants etc ranging
from $24.5M owed to various beneficiaries and companies across the globe
(Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid
beneficiaries/companies to the 2 appointed official paying Banks for
immediate payment of the fund. With the accrued interest, the accrued interest will be disclosed to you when you confirm your data.

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were short
listed among the first fifteen individuals yet to be paid hence this email.
However, we received a petition today from one Mrs. Christina Morgan that you
are dead. According to her, you died in a plane crash as such your fund
should be paid to her as the apparent heir. She has also submitted her Bank
account with Federal Reserve System for the transfer of the fund to her.

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong individual/beneficiary, I
have decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you
after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs. Morgan is true
and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.

Therefore, if you are still alive, reconfirm your particulars,

(1) Your full name.
(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) company's name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.

I am deeply sorry for the accident, sorry please.

Please confirm receipt of this information for record purposes and contact

your bank for actualization of transfer (Transfer Validity 48hrs)

Congratulations

Thanks.

Best regards,
Dr. Bright Ogu
Director Foreign Remittance
Fidelity bank Plc
+234-802-926-4365

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