419 scam: "MR. ADEBAYO ADELABU"<support@zhiqin.info> URGENT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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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)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. ADEBAYO ADELABU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oviam@yahoo.it>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 11:47:41 +0100
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
PLOT 33 ABUBAKAR TAFAWA WAY CBD,
CADASTRAL ZONE ABUJA FTC-NIGERIA

FROM THE DESK OF:
MR. ADEBAYO ADELABU
DEPUTY GOVERNOR, CORPORATE SERVICES
(CBN)
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/2015

ATTENTION: SIR,

Good Day!!

In the office of the INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT there is presently counter claims on your funds by one Mrs.Betty Amstrong, who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and even explained that you entered into an agreement with her,to help you in receive your fund.

This fund is said to be paid to you by the (UN) United kingdom, for compensating you after your Email address was retrieved from some scamming convicts. but this Mrs.Betty Amstrong has convinces us that you have already entered an agreement with her to be your Next of Kin,that is why we are making this last confirmation before going ahead to pay this to Mrs.Betty Amstrong the fund.

Here comes the big question Did you sign any deed of assignment in favor of ( Mrs.Betty Amstrong
)? There by making her the current beneficiary to the sum of 10.5millionusd with the following
account details:?Mrs.Betty Amstrong, ac/number:6503809428.Routing/122006743,bank/name:city
bank,address:284 ave FL 18 new york,USA,we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the
above named person if we do not hear from you within the next two working days.

Respond to the e-mail with immediate effect so that we can be sure of doing the right thing due to
the hug amount of money involved.

We shall give you further details on how your fund will be released. Respond to this message if
you are Alive

If you are alive then i want you to send me your following details so that we can begin processing
for the release of your fund:

1.Full Name:.........
2.Full Address:......
3.Phone Number:.....
4.Sex:.............
5.marital status.....
6.Occupation:.......
7.A scan copy of your identification:....
8.Country.....

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR. ADEBAYO ADELABU
TELEPHONE; 2347051260086
DEPUTY GOVERNOR,CORPORATE SERVICES
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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