419 scam: "Adebayo Adelabu"<nuoffce@tim.it> 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:

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.
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.
- +2348157513117
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.
- informationmaile@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adebayo Adelabu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <informationmaile@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 03:55:02 -0400
Subject: Payment Notification

Dear:Sir/Madam

RE: RECOVERED FUND.

In reference to the signal received from our Investigative Team concerning overdue payments. We write to inform you that some funds have been recovered from some

Security Companies, and sub financial houses, meant to be paid out to owners but diverted.

However, it was found after due auditing and vetting of all payment files, that your name was tagged on unpaid payment list. Thus, we are informing you that all

overdue payments have been approved and sum of $10.7m usd as shown in our Gazette will be released to you after re-confirmation of your details.

1) Your full name and Address,
2) Phone, fax or mobile.

Contact this office directly via Email, Text or Call to speed up payment processing and release.

Do discard this information, if you are not the intended recipient.

All emails are read and attended.

Yours Sincerely,

Adebayo Adelabu
Executive Deputy Governor CBN
Tel: +234 8157513117

Email....informationmaile@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam