419 scam: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OF NIGERIA <telexdept14@gmail.com> Payment update

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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:

The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
- +2348029848550 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OF NIGERIA <telexdept14@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 11:22:05 +0100
Subject: Payment update

I am Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele ,Executive Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria.
I have urgent information for you, which will be very vital to you. My
colleagues in the Central Bank of Nigeria and in other Ministries has
conspired to release your fund into another account claiming that you are
the one who ask them to release your fund into this account in Bangladesh.
I have been approached, as the Executive Governor of Central Bank of
Nigeria of this bank to endorse on this stated below bank account to enable
your fund be transferred. Please confirm to me if you are the owner of this
account.

BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
BANK ADDRESS:63,DAS ROAD, DHAKA-1100, BANGLADESH.
BRANCH CODE: 331420
ACCOUNT NO: 61053229038
BENEFICIARY:MR.AHMED SHAMSUZ

As a matter of fact,EX-CBN PROF CHUKWUMA .C.SOLUDO, EX-CBN ALHAJI M. EX-CBN
R. RASHEED, EX-CBN MR. ERNEST EBI EX-CBN MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI, and
their Associate in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
(C.B.N) have advised me to release your fund into the above account. Hence
I decided to contact you to know if you actually ask them to do so.

This fund will be transferred to this above bank account before 9th of SEPT
2014 as soon as I endorse and give instruction to our Clearing House to
remit the fund if you are not aware of this transfer or did not instructed
anybody to transfer your fund into the bank account, urgently send your
receiving bank details and personal contact to me to enable me to release
your fund into and make sure you call me on the below telephone numbers to
confirm if I have received your banking and contact details.

Please, this information I am giving you is a great risk on my side, so you
have to keep this very confidential, as I am ready to assist you get your
fund released into your account.

Your prompt response to this mail will expedite the release of your over
due payment.

Best regard.

Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele
Executive Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Direct telephone number:+234-80-298-48550

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