419 scam: "Central Bank of Nigeria" <info@mehmetguzelliksalonu.com> Don't ignore this message for your own interest and good...

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- williamsbrock2015@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Central Bank of Nigeria" <info@mehmetguzelliksalonu.com>
Reply-To: cbforeignremitdept@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 08:23:31 -0500
Subject: Don't ignore this message for your own interest and good...

Central Bank of Nigeria
Ahmadu Bello Way, P.M.B 14 Garki,
Abuja - Nigeria.

Attention Beneficiary,

We are heartened to inform you that you have been approved to receive
$10.5Millionusd being payment awarded to your email address as one of the
2014/2015 online promotional lottery's winners during the former President
Good-luck Jonathan's administration but coincidentally as we receive the
approval for payment to you, there has been a counter email from Mr.
Williams Brock who is claiming you are him but that he changed email due
to hackers invading his previous personal email and haven said so, he has
requested we should release the said approved payment via ATM card and to
be deliver to his address as stated below.

Name: Mr. Williams Brock
Address: 2475 Arbor walk CT, Acworth Georgia 30101 USA
His email: Williamsbrock2015@gmail.com

But to ensure we maintain equity, justice and transparency, we have
decided to write the awarded email again so as to ensure we do not wrongly
pay Mr. Williams Brock as he claimed he is you, so confirm this claim
either as true that you are Mr. Williams Brock so as to allow us continue
payment as requested via ATM card or if this is a false claim then do
urgently confirm back and ensure to send the following information to
enable us further payment to you via same ATM card being the mode of
payment as approved.

Full name:
Contact address:
Telephone no:
Sex:

With anticipation hearing very soon from you, please ensure to send the
information as requested above except you choose to decline the payment.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Victor Attah
(Director of Foreign Remittance Dept)

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