419 scam: "JAMES UKAEGBU"<james.ukaegbu@hotmail.com> HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT?,YOUR PROMPT CONFIRMATION IS IMPORTANT.2

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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:
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES UKAEGBU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jukaegbu731@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:59:17 +0100
Subject: HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT?,YOUR PROMPT CONFIRMATION IS IMPORTANT.2

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PAYMENT OFFICER,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)

PLOT NO 33 ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA WAY,

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT,CADASTRAL ZONE,

LOMA MANSA STREET,FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,

ABUJA,NIGERIA.

DATE:23RD NOVEMBER 2014.

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,

MY NAME IS REVEREND JAMES UKAEGBU,THE NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMENT OFFICER TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF

NIGERIA.I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT?.

PLEASE WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,YOUR IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION ABOUT THIS IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT.IF

YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT,KINDLY TELL ME YES BUT IN A SITUATION WHEREBY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED

IT,KINDLY INDICATE NO.

YOUR IMMEDIATE ANSWER AND RESPONSE IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT SO THAT I WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO

CONCERNING THE PAYMENT.YOU CAN EQUALLY REACH ME FASTER VIA MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER

BELOW.

I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

GOD BLESS YOU.

FAITHFULLY,

REVEREND JAMES UKAEGBU

PAYMENT OFFICER,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN).

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam