419 scam: "Dr. Joseph .N. Okwu" <Drjosephokwu096@financier.com> Dear Beneficiary, 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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Joseph .N. Okwu" <Drjosephokwu096@financier.com>
Reply-To: Drjosephokwu6131@financier.com
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:29:32 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary, Payment Notification.

Dear Beneficiary,

Compliment of the day. I was mandated
by the President Federal
Republic of Nigeria this evening, in
conjunction with the Federal
Executive Council (FEC), the Senate
Committee on Foreign Debts
Reconciliation and Implementation Panel
on
Contract/inheritance/compensation funds
to complete all the unpaid
Contract/inheritance/lottery fund
within 48 hours.

I wish to inform you that all matters
relating to the release of this
payment is now under my control and
supervision. This development has
become necessary due to the activities
of unpatriotic government/CBN
officials and impostors who keep on
frustrating every effort to settle
our clients by making requests for
unauthorized fees and levies from
them. The amount that has been approved
for you at the moment is
$8,500,000.00USD.

We apologize for any delay you might
have encountered in the past,
your payment is now 100% Guaranteed.
Kindly get back to me urgently
with your particulars to enable me tell
you what you need to do within
24hrs and your funds will be in your
custody.
Best Regards,

Dr. Joseph .N. Okwu
Deputy Governor, Financial System
Stability,
Central Bank of Nigeria.
NB: KINDLY NOTE THAT SOME PEOPLE
(FRAUDSTERS) HAVE STARTED MAKING
FORGERY OF MY GOOD NAME.

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