419 scam: "MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE"<info@cbn.org> CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "economic and financial crimes 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. )
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
- cbn.govgodwinemfiele@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbn.govgodwinemfiele@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2022 11:53:00 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
(OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/010,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA .
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

Be informed that the British Yard Police, Interpol, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, (FBI) of United States of America, the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria and all the African
Crime fighter leaders have come together to stop scam/internet fraud
in Nigeria and all around Africa. We have recovered over $5.3 Billion
US Dollars from the people we have behind bars.

Our duty is to make sure we stop Internet scam and money laundering.
As for today we have put a lot of fraudsters in jail. We go all over
Africa to pick these thieves/Internet rats.

We have over 18,273 of them in our jails around Africa and we are
still looking for more. We are aware that a lot of foreigners out
there have been deceived and lost their hard earn money to these
fraudsters after promising them percentages in their letters/e-mails
for their impending help to move funds out of Africa including fake
lottery winning notification and at the end of the day, they will
collect thousands of dollars from you without a successful end.

It was agreed that to retain the good image of Nigeria and the rest
of African countries, all the victims who lost his/her hard earn money
to these faceless thieves will be compensated with just $6.5M (Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only).

This we assume will help you start a new life. Please, you have to
accept the money like that because the people (victims) in our pay
list are too much.

This is to inform you that the sum of $6.5M USD had been deposited in an
Online Offshore Account for you to access through Online which you
will be eligible to login into the Online Offshore Account from the
CBN official website.

Full Name
Address
Id Card
Next of Kin
Direct Phone

I will advise you to reconfirm your personal details through our Bank
email ( cbn.govgodwinemfiele@gmail.com ) immediately you receive this
email to enable further procedure on re claiming your Funds from the
CBN E-BANKING PLATFORM

I appreciate your understanding and collaboration, Hope to hear from you.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE,
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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