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An Email with the Subject "FROM CBN,PAYMENT CODE (FG29)" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 01 May 2009 05:21:31 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "CENTRAL BANK"<cbncliam@sify.com>.
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CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS: CBN HOUSE, TINUBU SQUARE, ELEKE CRESCENT-VICTORIA ISLAND MARINA LAGOS NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA. P.O.BOX 55037 FALOMO IKOYI LAGOS ISLAND MARINA. TEL: +234 1 4530551 FAX: +234 1 7244914 FROM THE DESK OF: MR. AFOLABI OJO. DIRECTOR FOREIGN OPERATIONS, PAYMENT CODE (FG29) DATE: 01/5/2009 ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY, THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS HAS BEENGAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TOYOU OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT NOMINATED BANK,BY THE SENATE FOR FOREIGNOVER DUE FUND TRANSFER. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BEYOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THISOFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTWILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS. CLAIMS NAME: JANET WHITE, BANK NAME: CITI BANK ARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428. PLEASE, DORECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$7.5M (SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ANYWHERE. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF NHERITANCE/CONTRACT ON YOUR BEHALF. INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 1. YOUR NAME:.......................... 2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS................... 3. YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:........... 4. FAX NUMBER:......................... 5. AGE................................. 6. SEX:................................ 7. YOUR OCCUPATION:.................... 8. YOUR BANKING DETAILS: 9. ANY SCANNED COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY:..(NECESSARY). AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THESE INFORMATIONS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARYPROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR,IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERALMINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) EXECUTIVEBOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATECOMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACTFUND HAVE APPROVED ANDACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONALREMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TOHANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGNINHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS THIS FIRST FISCAL PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2009. HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.WE ARESORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THISFUND MUST HAVECAUSED YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. MR. AFOLABI OJO, FOREIGN OPERATION DEPARTMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). CC: SENATE PRESIDENT CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS (B.O.D) CC: ACCOUNTANTGENERAL OF NIGERIA.