419 scam: "Dr. Kingsley Obiora"<wwwfsagovukorg@yahoo.com.hk> CLAIM YOUR APPROVED COVID-19 RELIEF FUND WORTH US$550,000.00

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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 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.
- drkingslyobiora@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Kingsley Obiora" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danmjoh_sea@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2021 10:36:09 -0500
Subject: CLAIM YOUR APPROVED COVID-19 RELIEF FUND WORTH US$550,000.00

CLAIM YOUR APPROVED COVID-19 RELIEF FUND WORTH US$550,000.00

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to notify you that we have received an instruction from the World Bank to transfer your
approved Covid-19 Palliative Support Funds US$550,000.00 {Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United
States Dollars} into ATM Debit Master Card in your name.

To avoid delay, we are please to informed you that we have credited your Covid-19 Palliative
Support Funds into your ATM Master Card and your ATM Debit Master Card is ready for delivery
to you.

You are hereby required to re-confirm your information, please kindly send to me the following:
your Full Name and Address, your Mobile telephone and your Fax number.

Upon receipt of the above requirements from you I shall detail you the contact of the paying
Bank to enables you open communication with the paying Bank.

Kindly act as instructed and get back to us for our record purposes.

NB: Response to this: drkingsleyobiora101@outlook.com

Yours truly,
Dr. Kingsley Obiora.
Deputy Governor,
Economic Policy Directorate,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Private email: drkingslyobiora@hotmail.com

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