419 scam: "CBN" <admin@telus.com> CONTRACT PAYMENT (READ NOT SPAM)

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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:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your payment is being processed" (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)
- "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: "CBN" <admin@telus.com>
Reply-To: godwinemefiele_centralbank@yahoo.in
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:21:11 -0800
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT (READ NOT SPAM)

FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, THE DESK OF MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE. GOVERNOR CEN=
TRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). PLOT 33, ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA WAY, CADASTRAL =
ZONE, ABUJA, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, P.M.B. 0187, GARKI ABUJA. NIGERIA. =
TEL. +234-817-08-5973 NOTIFICATION OF URGENT CONTRACT PAYMENT OF US$35 MILL=
ION WITH CONTRACT NUMBER #:MAV/FGN/MIN/2006. ATTN:SIR/MADAM. FROM THE RECOR=
DS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT O=
F NIGERIA, YOUR NAME ARE IN THE LIST OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS WAITING TO =
RECEIVE THEIR FUND; YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE RELEASED TO=
YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND. ALTHOUGH, AM AWARE THAT YOU DID NOT EXECUTE AN=
Y CONTRACT WITH NIGERIA GOVERNMENT, OFFICIALS APPROACH YOU TO ACT AS REAL C=
ONTRACTOR ALONG THE LINE HE COULD NOT SUCCEED AND YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT OF M=
ONEY TRYING TO GET THE FUND, BASED ON MY POSITION AS THE CBN GOVERNOR I WIL=
L MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE THE SAID FUND IF YOU AGREE TO SHARE THE FUND WITH M=
E 50-50. I MAY LIKELY INVEST MY OWN SHARE IN YOUR COUNTRY, WHILE WE SHALL R=
EIMBURSE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES MADE DURING THE CLAIM PROCESSING OF TH=
E FUND BEFORE SHARING 50-50. PLEASE IF THIS IS OK BY YOU, THEN RE-CONFIRM T=
O ME THE FOLLOWING: 1) YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS: 2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE=
. 3) COMPANY'S NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS. 4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL S=
TATUS. 5) YOUR BANKING COORDINATES. AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED=
, THE PAYMENT WILL BE PROCESS TO YOU BY SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER OR MASTER ATM C=
ARD BY CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AUTHORIZE BANK. REGARDS, MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE=
. SEND BY SECRETARY ON BEHALF OF THE CBN GOVERNOR.=20

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