419 scam: "MR. TANKO AHMED"<temp@parihmaster.ru> RE: FUND PAYMENT VALUED US$15.5 MILLION.

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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:
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- info.general.minerals@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. TANKO AHMED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.general.minerals@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:40:28 +0100
Subject: RE: FUND PAYMENT VALUED US$15.5 MILLION.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION
PROBE VERIFICATION PANEL ON FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS/ABUJA-NIGERIA.
https://www.cbn.gov.ng/

E-mail: info.general.minerals@gmail.com

ATTN: (BENEFICIARY ),

RE: NOTIFICATION REMITTANCE OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT VALUED US$15.5 MILLION.

I REFER TO YOUR PAYMENT AND ALSO REFER TO THE MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT FINANCE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (MFEC) TOGETHER WITH CHIEF (MRS) FARINA MZAMBER WAZIRI(AIG RTD) OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) AND MR. DAVID MIKE HELD EARLY THIS MORNING AS REGARDS TO YOUR *INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT AND YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE AS FOLLOWS:

THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN RE-APPROVED IN YOUR *FAVOR* FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT BASED ON THE FINAL VERIFICATION FROM MR. DAVID MIKE ON HOW YOUR INHERITED UND WAS ABOUT TO BE *CLAIMED** BY ONE JANET DURA AND ALL YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DO NOW IS TO RECONFIRM YOUR FULL BANKING INFORMATION/PAYMENT DETAILS FOR MORE CLARIFICATION OF THIS PAYMENT TO THIS OFFICE AND AS WELL AS TO AVOID MIS-DIRECTION OF YOUR FUND AND TO AVOID FRAUD. WITH THIS, IN WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO FORWARD TO THIS OFFICE (BANK), WITH THIS, I CAN BE ABLE TO SECURE ON YOUR BEHALF ALL THE NECESSARY CLEARANCE/APPROVAL DOCUMENTS OF CLAIM FROM BOTH NNPC WHERE THE CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED AND OUR FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF), WHICH WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU ONCE IT IS BEING OBTAINED. YOU ARE
STILL FREE TO STATE YOUR MODE OF PAYMENT OF YOUR CHOICE VIA ONLINE BANKING WHICH WILL NOT COST YOU LESS THAN $450 USD ONLY TO SECURE YOUR ONLINE BANKING.

Please Kindly Reconfirm Your Full Information Below:

Your Full Name_____
Your Address____
Your Age______
Your City_______
Your State_____
Your Country_____
Your Home Phone_______
Your Cell Phone_______
Your Occupation____
Your Passport id____
Your Next Kin Email Address_____
Your Next Kin Name______
Your Banking Details Where You Want To Receive Your Fund Transfer_______

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO NOTE THAT ALL THE NECESSARY PRIMARY DOCUMENTATION WAS ALSO FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE AND WE DO HOPE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL COPIES BECAUSE IT MAY BE REQUIRED FROM YOU DURING FURTHER VERIFICATION PROCESS ON THE SAID FUND PAYMENT AND YOU ARE NOT TO SPEAK WITH ANYBODY WITHOUT THIS TRANSACTION CODE, OUR COMMUNICATION CODE FOR NOW IS KTT. THIS IS THE CODE WE WILL BE USING UNTIL THE MONEY GETS INTO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT.

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST, TREAT AS URGENT WHILE YOUR PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER IS ALSO NEEDED.

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR. TANKO AHMED
DIRECTOR,
PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION

ALL REPLIES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO (info.general.minerals@gmail.com)

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