419 scam: "Dr Oscar Williams" <INFO@USA.ORG> CBN PAYMEMT

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- +2349029369191 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ow45742@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Oscar Williams" <INFO@USA.ORG>
Reply-To: ow45742@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:53:35 +0100
Subject: CBN PAYMEMT

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your
inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your
payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you
in respect of your inheritance payment.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the
none officials in the bank all your attempt to secure the release of
the fund to you. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like
this have to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have
decided to bring a solution to your problem. Right now we have
arranged your payment through our swift card payment center Asia
pacific that is the latest instruction from Mr.president,Mohamed
Buhari (gcfr) president federal republic of Nigeria and federal
ministry of finance.

This card center will send ATM card which you will use to withdraw
your money from any ATM machine in the world, you can also shop with
the card, but the maximum is Six thousand dollars per day, so if you
wish to receive your fund through this method, please let us know by
contacting the card payment center and also send the following
information to enable him proceed immediately

1. Full name:
2. Phone and fax number:
3. Address were you want them to send
4. Your age and current occupation:
5. Your copy of id or passport

However, kindly find below the contact person:
Dr Oscar Williams
Director Foreign Remittance Central Bank of Nigeria
Tel: +234-9029369191
Official ow45742@gmail.com

The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out
{US$8000,000.00} EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS.as part payment
for this fiscal year 2016/2017.Also for your information, you have to
stop any further communication with another person(s) or office(s) to
avoid any hiccups receiving your ATM payment.Make sure you contact Dr
Oscar Williams,soon as you receive this important message for further
direction and also update me on any development from the above
mentioned office.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby provide you with the new
government transaction code of conduct, which is (atm-222) so you have
to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as
your subject.

Best regards,
Dr Oscar Williams
Director Foreign Remittance Central Bank of Nigeria

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