The "Central Bank of Nigeria Fund Compensation" Advance Fee Scam

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"From: Central Bank Plc Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2019, 07:08:30 AM GMT 2 Subject: YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT OF $27,000,000.00 USD. CENTRAL BANK REMITTANCE UNIT CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, CADASTRAL ZONE, ABUJA,FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY. CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/015, Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/19 TELEPHONE: 234 802 681 2358 TELEPHONE: 234 818 110 5473 INSTRUCTION / WARNING FROM CENTRAL BANK. Attention Beneficiary, YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT OF $27,000,000.00 USD. During the auditing and verifying of your files it was discovered from the Records of outstanding transfer's due for payment. Many officials and some Of your agents from the source origin of your fund have delayed your payment for One reason and the other following the outcome of board of director's Meeting with other commercial banks here in Nigeria. We hereby bring to your notice that your name fails among the top twenty Contractor / beneficiary that will be receiving their payment, which has been Delayed. I wish to officially notify you that your payment is being processed And the part payment of Twenty Seven Million United States dollars ($27,000,000.00 USD) Will be released to you as soon as you re-confirm your information for us to Cross check with the one we have in our records. Kindly re-confirm your information to us so that this office can proceed Immediate for the approval and immediate release of your fund without further Delays. Also you are hereby advice to stop further communications with those who Claim to have your fund in one bank or the other because that are nothing but Imposters. (1) Your Full Name and Address: (2) Your Age and Marital Status: (3) Your Occupation: (4) Your Telephone Number: (5) Your Nationality: (6) Your Bank Name: (7) Your Account Number (8) Your Account Holders Name: (9) Your Routing Number: (10) Your Swift Code: As soon as this information is received, your payment will be wired into your bank account directly from Central Bank Plc and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it. You can call me on :< 234-8026812358 > or email ( bnkreportdepartment@outlook.com ) for more details. Best Regards, Mr. Normen Ali. Chief Operating Officer, Foreign Payment Department, Central Bank Plc." Here is another scam.

"From: MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 3:26 PM Subject: CBN DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS Central Bank of Nigeria, Plot 33, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way Central Business District, Cadastral Zone, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. P.M.B. 0187, Garki Abuja. Nigeria. Attn: Beneficiary, CBN DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS My name is Mr Godwin Emefiele the new Executive Governor Of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Executive Chairman of "E.C.D.R".I discovered your name and email address (in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from Africa (Nigerian Government) Europe, Asia Plus Middle east, Americans) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to a suspense account.Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a payment of $15,000,000,00 Million and has been approved already for Payment. Last Monday two foreigners (Mr. David L Smith and Mr. John Shook) visited my office on your behalf and stated that You and Mr.Jesus Martinez Cardona sent them to come and represent you in your stead to inform me that they are your Representatives from United State, whom has been working with the CBN as a beneficiary since. We in this Bank do not understand why you sent these men to come and Collect your Funds on your behalf. If actually you want them to help you Collect your contract fund, at least you should have informed me as the new Executive Governor of this Bank. They actually tendered some Vital Documents which Proved that you actually sent them for the Collection of this Funds. Honestly, it really baffles me that you took such decision without my consent.Here are the Document which they tender to this Bank today: 1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION. 2. ORDER TO RELEASE. Actually, these Documents which they tendered to this Noble Bank is a clear Proof that you sent them to Collect this Funds for you.Finally, I told them to come back Next week Monday morning and they promised to come back. As the Governor of this Noble Bank, I was supposed to Release this Funds to them but I refused to do so because I wanted to hear from you first. Due to the Nature of my job, I will not want to make any mistake in Releasing this Funds to anyone except you whom is the Recognized Bonfire Beneficiary to this Funds. Kindly clarify us on this issue before we make this Payment to these foreigners whom came on your Behalf. In receipt of this confidential Letter, you are required to email this Bank immediately you receive this Confidential Letter. You are required to reconfirm to me your information bellow. 1, Your full name and your address 2, Your Telephone number or fax 3, Your Age and Marital status 4, Your Occupation 5, Your Country As soon as i receive these information’s, I will proceed with the Processing of your fund transfer to your account. Best Regards OFFICIALLY SIGNED. MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE. Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria Reply To: (cbnoffice70@aol.com)" Here is another scam.

"CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.LAGOS-NIGERIA OFFICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT. YOUR PAYMENT ;Ref;NUMBERS 000999/CBN/7535/2015. DIRECT TELEPHONE LINE: 234(0)9050188041 ATTN: HONORABLE ju, DID YOU AUTHORIZED ANYBODY TO REPRESENT,OR PRESENT DOCUMENT OF CLAIMS, PURPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PART-PAYMENT OF USD$9.5M?. RECONFIRM THIS EMAIL TO AVOID ANY IRREGULARITIES AS YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW READY TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER(Based on the instructions received this morning from the Credit Department that your fund has been awaiting collection for over 3 years without anybody coming up for the Claims. BASED ON THESE, YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO RESPOND TO ANY EMAIL OR FAX CONCERNING YOUR FUND FROM ANY BODY WHO CLAIMS TO BE YOUR AGENT AS YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERRED IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY OFFICE, CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWINGS. 1) Your full name. 2) Phone, fax and mobile #. 3) Company name, position and address. 4) Profession, age and marital status. YOU ARE WARNED AND ADVISED TO FOLLOW-UP INSTRUCTIONS AS REGARDS TO YOUR FUND.THE ABOVE IS YOUR PAYMENT (REF.# .(000999/CBN/7535/2015.) ANY MAIL OR FAXES WITH OUT YOUR PAYMENT NUMBERS,YOU SHOULD DISREGARDS IT AND FORWARD COPIES TO ME OR CALL ME** 234(0)9050188041, Yours faithfully. Mrs (Dr)Doris Udozie" Here is another scam.

"From: NATWEST BANK PLC Date: Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 8:43 PM Subject: REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$22Million) To: Recipients FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF NATWEST BANK WESTMINSTER 57 VICTORIA STREET GB - LONDON SW1H 0HP TEL: 447012917133 FAX: 447005961045 REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$22Million) This is to notify you about this said fund. After due vet and evaluation of your file that was sent to us by the Nigeria Government in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This bank has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of TWENTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$22Million) of your claim that has been in holding since it was transferred to your bank Account from their Domiciliary Account with this Bank. We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going through hard ways by passing through difficulties to see to the release of your fund TWENTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$22Million), which has been the handwork of some miscreant elements from that Country. We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from anywhere concerning your funds, you don't have to pass through any difficult to receive your fund, as you have met up with the whole requirements. We know your representatives in Nigeria or anywhere will advise you to still go ahead with them, which will be on your own risk. Your TWENTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$22Million) will reflect in your designated Bank account within three Bank working days. Do not go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really want your fund. Finally, you are advised to re-confirm these to us, your full name, your contact Address,Occupation,Age, Telephone for easy communication. We advise that you get back to us with your details on this email: natwestbankplc85@gmail.com Yours sincerely, Mr. Stephen Hester Chief Executive, Natwest Bank London, United Kingdom" Here is another scam.

"From: David C Lee Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 at 7:43 pm Subject: ATM CARD From The Desk Of Dr.Godwin Emefiele. CEO/Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ) Tinubu Sqare,P.M.B.12194,Lagos Island,Lagos,Nigeria. CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/013, Foreign Remittance Department. Phone Number: 234-8105184239 E-Mail: cen_bnkremitt620@aol.com YOUR FUND APPROVED PAYMENT OF $27,000,000.00 (TWENTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH ATM CARD) Attention:Beneficiary, I am Dr.Godwin Emefiele,The CEO of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) I am contacting you today to alert you of a notification which will be a great help to you,I am the new director of fund approved payment department here in CBN and I saw a file last week in your name with all your information from our central computer stating that abandoned fund worth of $27,000,000,00 (Twenty Seven Million United state Dollars) belongs to you,Please;I want to know from you the reason why you abandoned such big fund here in our bank for long up til this moment without any claim by you. I hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you as i have been appointed and directed to take in-charge of your fund payment here in my department,This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the board meeting due to fraudulent and scam activities going on within the African Region,I officially contacted you today because your Inheritance Funds was Re-deposited into the "Federal Suspense Account" of CBN last week because you did not proceed with your Claim as the rightful beneficiary which is well known to the board and management team of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) I am now in charge of your fund payment in my department here in Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) and like i stated in my mail that your name appear in our Central Computer here as a beneficiary who have not receive his contract payment for long,Be informed that your fund of $27,000,000.00 has been approved by the IMF and the federal government for payment and we have decided to convert your fund into an ( ATM CARD ) which we will send to you in your country for the withdraw of your fund in any atm machine in your country to make it easy for your payment in other to avoid much expenses in receiving your fund and we have made every arrangement regarding your payment through Atm Card since last week Due to the instruction given to us for your immediate payment. Dear beneficiary,I therefore to inform you that we have approved an ATM CARD on your behalf which we will send to you for the withdraw of your fund and we have converted your total fund of ($27,000,000.00) into Your Atm Card which is with me right now in my department,your ATM CARD worth the sum of $27,000,000.00 has been ready for the delivery to your home,Take note,Your ATM CARD Pin number is 2002. You are hereby to quickly respond back to my department today and provide or reconfirm to me your personal information once again where you base right now and your home address where you desire to receive your ATM CARD to avoid mistake during the delivery for us to quickly submit your ATM CARD together with your current residential address for the delivery to your Home in other for you to receive it and start making a withdraw of your fund in any atm machine in your country,This is the conclusion and agreement of your fund payment here in our bank. The information required from you for the delivery of your ATM CARD is such as below. Your Full Name:. Your Country And Location:.. Current Home Address:. Private Telephone Number:.. A Copy Of Your Id Card:. Occupation:. Age/S*x:.. Kindly provide the following information and respond back to my department today as I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible with the required information for the proceed and delivery of your ATM CARD to your country where you desire to receive it. Best Regards, Dr.Godwin Emefiele. CEO/Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) Phone Number: 234-8105184239 E-Mail: cen_bnkremitt620@aol.com" Here is another scam.

"From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA Date: Sat, Jul 6, 2019 at 8:10 PM Subject: Re: Immediate Release of Your $10.5Million Via ATM Card Payment. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Zaria Street, Off Samuel Akintola Street,Garki 11, Garki-Abuja. Our Ref: FGN/CBN/NIG/01/2019. Your Ref From The Desk Of Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) SUBJECT: Dear Valued Customer. Dear Friend, We wish to inform you that your unclaimed payment of USD$10.5 Million in Africa has been released and ready to be paid to you via PREPAID VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw the US$10.5 Million from any ATM Machine in any part of the world. We have mandated United Bank Africa Ghana, to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all your US$10.5Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is US$20,000.00 Only. You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD Department of United Bank Africa Ghana; Contact Person: Rev. Goodluck Egobia, Office email address: Ubaremitter01@yandex.com Tell Rev. Goodluck Egobia, that you received a message from the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. Instructing him to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw your USD$10.5 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, also send him your direct phone number and contact address where you want him to send the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER to you. We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past years. Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our congratulations. Best Regards. Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)." Here is another scam.

"From: BARR. MRS SUSAN ADAMS Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 1:55 AM To: Message@me Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND US$10MILLION ONLY VIA ATM VISA CARD. United Nation Organization Information Section. 760 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA. RE: DOCKET NO. OP 292. Our Ref: UN/BKL/STB IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND US$10MILLION ONLY VIA ATM VISA CARD. Attention: Sir/Madam, We wish to inform you that your payment of USD$10Million from the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been released and ready to be paid to you via ATM VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw the US$10Million from any ATM Machine in any part of the world. We have mandated the Access Bank Nigeria Plc, to issue an ATM VISA CARD and PIN# which you will use to withdraw the fund from any ATM machine in any part of the world but the maximum amount you can withdraw per day is US$20,000.00. You are strongly advice immediately to contact MR. VICTOR ETUKWU the Manager of Access Bank Nigeria Plc via his email address victorretukwu@gmail.com and send him your information such as; 1) Your Full Name. 2) Your Contact Address. 3) Your Home Phone, Mobile/Cell Phone and fax Number. 4)Occupation and Age The ATM VISA CARD approval in your name has been sent to MR. VICTOR ETUKWU and he is waiting for your above information to enable him process and send you the CARD and PIN number without any delay. So make sure you contact him right now with your information and tell him that you received a message from the UNITED NATION, Instructing you to contact him for immediate release of your fund via ATM VISA CARD. Contact FBI via this email: Reports@ci.fbi.gov if you did not receive this ATM VISA CARD after 72hours you contacted him. You are warned to disregard other contact or any communication you have with other offices. Please we are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past. Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept out congratulations! Yours Sincerely, Mrs. Barr. Susan Adams Public Information Officer. Website: www.un.org/en/" Here is another scam.

Here is another scam: "From: "Mr. John C. Gerspach" Date: May 30, 2019 at 7:53:03 AM EDT To: Recipients Subject: REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$10, 500, 000.00) Reply-To: Citibank International Plc, 14th Floor Citigroup Centre, Canada Square Canary, Wharf London E14 5LB United Kingdom. Dear Valued Customer, REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$10,500,000.00) This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund. After due vetting and evaluation of your file that was forwarded to us by the Nigeria Government in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affair and Central Bank of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This bank has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only (us$10.5Million) of your claim, that has been held on since it has to be transferred into your bank Account from their offshore account with this bank. The audit reports given to us shows that you have been going through hard ways by passing a lot of difficulties to see to the release of your fund, which has been delayed by some dubious officials. The only thing needed to release this fund to you is the NON-RESIDENTIAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE which will be tendered to any of your nominated bank and the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) for clearance of the transferred amount in your bank account. Once the NON-RESIDENTIAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE is obtained, your fund will immediately reflect in your bank account, the certificate is all that is needed to complete this fund transfer to you. We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pass through any difficulties to receive your fund as you have met up with the whole fund transfer requirements. The only thing required from you is to obtain the NON-RESIDENTIAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE to enable us credit your account directly by telegraphic transfer or through any of our corresponding banks and send copies of the fund transfer release documents to you and your bankers for confirmation. Should you follow our directives, your Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only (us$10.5Million) will be credited into your designated Bank Account within three (3) Bank working days from the date we receive the document. We also advise you not to go through anybody again but only through this Bank if you really want your fund. Finally, you are advice to re-confirm your information today by email to our Funds Remittance Department with the below email address in other to avoid wrong transfer of your fund and also for easy communication: ( info.fundsremitancedepartment@gmail.com ) 1. Full Name: 2. Residential Address:. 3. Age:. 4. Occupation/Position: 5. Direct Telephone Numbers:. 6. Scan copy of your International Passport or Drivers License Please, accept my apology if you receive this letter in your spam email is due to recent connection error Your urgent compliance will facilitate the release of your fund. Congratulations Yours sincerely, Mr. John C. Gerspach Chief Financial Officer. International Banking Unit, Citibank UK."

Here is another scam: - Forwarded message - From: Mrs. Aishah Ahmad Date: Sun, May 26, 2019 at 11:36 PM Subject: Compensation Award Central Bank of Nigeria Plot 33, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way Central Business District, Cadastral Zone, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Attn: Beneficiary, This is to officially inform you that your email is short listed by the Central Bank Compensation Award Committee setup to compensate the huge losses of the victims of the internet scam/fraud, you are also warned to disengage from future pursuit of unlearned transactions. However, your Compensation Payment via ATM Card value at US$3,500,000.00 has been accredited and approved in your favor, all that is required of you to redeem your funds is to contact the payment officer with the official fee of US$83.00 being for duty stamp/courier/shipment charges. We found out that some of you have receive an ATM Card and were asked to pay outrageous fees to activate your ATM Card and i am here to put a stop to it, as i am going to get your card activated as soon as you cooperate with me. You are hereby advice to re-confirm the below information once again to enable me commence proceedings/next line of action. 1. Full Name: 2. Home address: 3. Direct/personal cell number: Yours truly, Mrs. Aishah Ahmad. Deputy Governor, Economic Policy Directorate. Central Bank Of Nigeria. Email: mrs.aishahahmad@hotmail.com

Here is another scam: "From: Central bank of nigeria Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 5:15:08 AM Subject: CONTACT HIM NOW Attention: Beneficiary This is to officially inform you that your e-mail was listed by the Central Bank Compensation Award Committee, Setted up to compensate the huge losses of the victims from internet scam/fraud ., You are also warned to disengage from future pursuit of unlearned transactions. However, Your Compensation Payment via ATM CARD valued at $14.3 Million USD has been accredited and approved in your favor., All that is required of you to redeem your funds is to contact the delivery officer with the official fee of US$90 being for duty stamp/courier/shipment charges. Contact the delivery diplomat as soon as possible through this e-mail,(george.nn12345@gmail.com) You are hereby advice to re-confirm the below information once again to the payment officer for further proceedings/next line of action. 1. Full Name: 2. Home address: 3. Direct/personal cell number 4. Copy of any valid identification: 5. Your occupation: 6. Next of kin: Below is the delovery diplomat detail: NAME: George Davis E-MAIL:(george.nn12345@gmail.com) This reward will be available for a short time, It's best advised you act fast or you miss this true fulfillment Thank You. Yours truly, Mr.John Mba Secretary General."