419 scam: "Godwin"<admin@solidjaya.com> CHANGE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (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.
- +2343618762000
- +2348090965468 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Godwin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ljjlew@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 09:12:28 -0700
Subject: CHANGE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PLOT 33,ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA WAY
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT,
CADASTRAL ZONE,
LAGOS-NIGERIA,
TEL: +234 361 876 20000
MOBILE+ 234 80 909 654 6888

CHANGE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

MY NAME IS REV. NEWMAN GODWIN DEPUTY GOVERNOR (C.B.N). I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A RECENT EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS FROM MS JANE MOORE FROM USA WHO CLAIMS TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENT TO CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOLLOWING BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION FOR WIRE TRANSFER OF CONTRACT PAYMENT, N.N.P.C, INHERITANCE FUND VALUED FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$15.5 MILLION) BELOW IS THE BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS THAT MRS. JANE MOORE SUBMITTED ON YOUR BEHALF FOR THE TRANSFER

NAME JANE MOORE
BANK OF AMERICA TX2-817-01-01
9308 FOREST LANE, DALLAS TX 75243
ROUTING # 541740162
ACCT # 488030345138

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO ME AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS LADY IS FROM YOUAND IF YOU AUTHORIZED HER TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND. IF THIS LADY IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE WHO HAS ALMOST COMPLETED ALL THE NECESSARY FORMALITIES THAT WILL ENABLE HER RECEIVED THE FUND ON YOUR BEHALF. YOU ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO FILL THE SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE AND SEND THIS INFORMATION FOR CONFIRMATION PURPOSES, SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED AT $15.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS WILL BE PAID TO YOU WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.

I USE MY PERSONAL EMAIL IN THIS FIRST COMMUNICATION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY, HOWEVER YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING

1. YOUR FULL NAME AND HOUSE ADDRESS.
2. YOUR BANKING DETAILS WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED.
3. A SCAN COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVER'S; LICENSE.
4. YOUR COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS IF ANY.
5. YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE, YOUR HOUSE TELEPHONE NUMBER
6. YOUR OCCUPATION.

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED AND ORDER AB TRUST AND FINANCE TO PAY MS. JANE MOORE IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 3 WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

YOURS,

REV. NEWMAN GODWIN
DEPUTY GOVERNOR
(C.B.N).

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