419 scam: MR GODWIN EMEFIELE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA GOVERNOR <gordonbenedictun1@gmail.com> Attention: Our Valued Payment Beneficiary

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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:
- "million 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- governorgodwinemefiele2022@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR GODWIN EMEFIELE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA GOVERNOR <gordonbenedictun1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: governorgodwinemefiele2022@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 07:10:46 -0800
Subject: Attention: Our Valued Payment Beneficiary

Attention: Our Valued Payment Beneficiary,

Sir/Madam

With all pleasure, may I use this opportunity to bring to your
knowledge that this week alone, more than 500 payment beneficiaries
like you have received their contact payment from us in this bank the
Central Bank of Nigeria CBN the Nations Apex Bank and this payment
exercise has been done peacefully to our recipients all over the
world without any single problem.

My question to you is, why are you delaying your executed $12 million
contact payment to you as a legitimate payment beneficiary here in
Nigeria? including your $1.3 million dollars compensation payment that
also has been awarded to you by our Nation's President, General
Muhammadu Buhari Rtd the Nigerian President for your payment accrued
interest over the delay of your contract payment in your favor.

The Nigerian Government, we are 100% ready to release your payment to
you and I will introduced to you a world bank Geneva legal
representative here in Nigeria who will secure you a softlanding for
you to receive your payment within three banking days and you can be
paid directly from our payment liaison offices in the United States of
America USA and I am honestly telling you that through this lady
lawyer Barrister Paul Uba you will get a soft landing and you will
receive your entire payment from here in Nigeria our USA within 48
hours only with less stress.

He will process your payment, and automatically you will receive your
payment within 48 hours, I will only advise that you should use your
new or a fresh bank account to receive your payment this time around
for effective result under 48 hours and this is 100% achievable for
real.

Your quick compliance to this message will assist you finalize your
payment to you without further delay.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation in advance.Please reply me on
this very email only: governorgodwinemefiele2022@gmail.com

Yours in active service,

Mr. Godwin Emefiele
The Executive Governor CBN

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