419 scam: Abubakar Binsaud <abubakerbinsaud@gmail.com> Latest Update On your Payment

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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:
- "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.
- +2347055678518 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Abubakar Binsaud <abubakerbinsaud@gmail.com>
Reply-To: transferunitofzenithplc@admin.in.th
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 15:35:34 +0100
Subject: Latest Update On your Payment

I am Dr. Godwill Emefiele the new Executive Governor Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN). This is to officially inform you that we have written
to you before without getting respond from you and we believe that our
previous mail did not get to you therefore we write you again.

On the contrary, I came across your file on assumption of office and
found out that the past administration were not able to release your
fund worth $10.5M as indicated on your payment file even after you the
directive was given by the FBI.

I am poised to offset every external debt owned by my country in
terms of INHERITACE PAYMENT, CONTRACT PAYMENT, COMPENSATION PAYMENT,
DONATION PAYMENT, LOTTERY PAYMENT,ROMANCE PAYMENT etc. your file has
been selected as the first people to be paid in this debt
reconciliation settlement scheme.

As a matter of fact, you are to reconfirm your whole information so
that we can update your data on our system.

I would like to know if you would want to be paid through Bank-To-Bank
wire transfer or do you want to be issued with an Automated Teller
Machine Card (ATM) or would you like to come down to Nigeria for the
collection.

Please, acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as tie is of essence.

Feel free to reach me anytime through on my phone number below: +2347055678518

Regards,
Dr. Godwill Emefiele

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