419 scam: CBN OFFICE <woffice1001@gmail.com> Re: Did you ask Mr. James Mark for this?

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "www.cenbank.org" (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: CBN OFFICE <woffice1001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paymentoffice1001@qq.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:39:23 +0100
Subject: Re: Did you ask Mr. James Mark for this?

--
*FROM THE DESK OF:*
*MRS.AISHAH AHMAD*
*DEPUTY GOVERNOR,*
*CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)*
*WEBSITE:WWW.CENBANK.ORG
<https://deref-gmx.com/mail/client/YuVc0SQUa78/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fderef-gmx.com%2Fmail%2Fclient%2FbMEEU-B4Dfw%2Fdereferrer%2F%3FredirectUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252FWWW.CENBANK.ORG>*
*email: **cetralbankwebinfo001@yandex.com <cetralbankwebinfo001@yandex.com>*

*TRANSFER UPDATE*

*Sir Your representative Mr. James Mark was in the Bank today with two
other persons, As a matter of fact we are going to work according to your
instruction since He is *

*ready to pay the $365 on your behalf for the transfer charges, but why we
needed you to respond back before we release your scam victim compensation
of $6.8million *

*dollars to Him, he gave us an account in Malaysia. Here is the new Bank
Information we received from Him today.*

*HSBC BANK MALAYSIA.*
*ACCOUNT NUMBER 29876539876.*
*Rutting number code 82390*
*ACCOUNT NAME JAMES NAITO .*

*Please confirm this so that we will finalize your transaction today since
he told us that you gave him $365 to pay on your behalf, S Thank God that
after all your *

*surfer it is now well with you, looking forward to make the transfer
today. We await your immediate response via email.*

*Yours faithfully.*
*Mrs Aishah Ahmad,*
*Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN.)*
*EMAIL: **cetralbankwebinfo001@yandex.com <cetralbankwebinfo001@yandex.com>*

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