419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA"<Moles@madasafish.com> YOUR FUND 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:
- "centarlbakdesk@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2347031314635 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usdeptmentofstates@yahoo.com.ar>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 17:47:05 -0800
Subject: YOUR FUND RELEASE!!

Attn,

This is to officially inform you that, your long awaited Inheritance/Contract fund with

the Central Bank has been approved today. After a board meeting with the board of directors

we have agreed to release your payment of 5.5M USD via ATM VISA CARD mode of payment through

our affiliated bank.

Please Provide your Full name, Address, Occupation and telephone number, to ensure they still

match what we have in our data base.

We hope to hear back from you, in order to deliver your CARD. Call me immediately you are done.

Regards,

Ogashi Umez.

Call me now +234-7031314635

Email: centarlbakdesk@outlook.com

(Federal Republic of Nigeria)

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