419 scam: "Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)"<info@glopromo.com> Attn: Fund Beneficiary: Payment Code: R578906K, Date: 31/7/2015

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "fund beneficiary" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (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.
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.
- +2347016552784 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
- +2349091799903 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <siamlegal@126.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 04:20:21 -0700
Subject: Attn: Fund Beneficiary: Payment Code: R578906K, Date: 31/7/2015

>From The Desk Of: Mr. Godwin Emefiele
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Bank Address: Tinubu Square, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Te: +234-701-655-2784
Tel:+234-909-179-9903

Attn: Fund Beneficiary: Payment Code: R578906K, Date: 31/7/2015

Dear Sir,

Following the recent meeting held by the board members of this esteemed financial institution, the new Board of Directors of the world Bank, the Financial Adviser to the President Muhammadu Buhari, members of audit Committee on Foreign Payment and in conjunction with International Community Delegates, international monetary fund {IMF}. We are very pleased to contact you due to a report reaching us regarding your OUTSTANDING FUND (US$8.500,000,00) Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only, which has been long over due for payment but was made impossible by some corrupt bank officials .

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the first quarter of 2015, we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an authorization note of change of data. After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staffs to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this (MR. RONALD LAMB) who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded some documents/Death certificate so as to divert your fund. The bank account below was forwarded/presented by (MR. RONALD LAMB) as the new account for receipt of the funds:

Bank Name: NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Bank Address: 820 Follin Lane Vienna, Virginia 22180 USA
Telephone: 888-542-6326
Routing Number: 256-074-974
Account Name: MR.RONALD LAMB
Account Number: 703-444-3742
Type of Account: Checking

In order confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address which after 7 days from now and there is no response, it will be ascertained that you are truly DEAD, then proceed with the telegraphic transfer. If proved otherwise by you to be ALIVE?, please forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone numbers, contact address,Bank Account Particulars, these details from you will help reach a conclusion that you are still ALIVE.

Because this MAN'S message brought shock to our minds. And we just can't proceed with him until we confirm if this is a reality OR not, But if it happened we did not hear from you after 7days, then we say, MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE" YOUR JOY AND SUCCESS REMAINS OUR GOAL.

Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you immediately without any further delays. You are advise to get back to this bank immediately.

Finally, Contact us immediately for further clarification to know if you have giving instruction to transfer your fund to the above account today. On behalf Of the entire management of United Nations, we are congratulating you in advance and if you fail to contact this office on or before 24hrs from now then we will now wire the fund to the America account.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr Godwin Emefiele.
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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