419 scam: REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT <linglai488@gmail.com> RE: YOUR PAYMENT UPDATE

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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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- remittancec46@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT <linglai488@gmail.com>
Reply-To: remittancec46@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 May 2023 17:55:46 +0100
Subject: RE: YOUR PAYMENT UPDATE

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS.
INT'L REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
CADASTRAL ZONE, ABUJA F.C.T
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/22
CONTRACT #: (MAV/CBN/FGN/MIN/22)

ATTENTION:MESSRS,

THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS IS THE LAST PAYMENT QUARTER
TO END THE YEAR AND WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE WORLD BANK, UNITED
NATIONS TO CONTACT YOU AND TO SEE THAT YOUR DELAYED FUNDS ARE PAID TO
THE OWNERS INVOLVED AND THIS TAKES ONLY WITHIN SEVEN WORKING DAYS.

WE HEREBY ADVISE THAT YOU URGENTLY FORWARD TO US YOUR FULL NAMES AND
ADDRESS , YOUR PHONE NUMBER, YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, YOUR PHONE
NUMBERS AND ANY OF YOUR PASSPORT ID FOR VERIFICATION.

WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS AS WE HAVE NO MUCH TIME TO
ROUND UP FOR THE YEAR.

MR.FRANK OBI ,
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

remittancec46@gmail.com
RE: YOUR PAYMENT UPDATE

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