419 scam: "MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI"<governor@admin.in.th> Very urgent.TMOST ATTENTION TO CLAIM YOUR FUND.¸"

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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:

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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "www.cenbank.org" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cenban@admin.in.th>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:01:50 +0200
Subject: Very urgent.

FROM THE OFFICE OF MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI.
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
http://www.cenbank.org

ATTN:CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY FROM THE PRESIDENCY TO RELEASE YOUR FUND.

Following the recently concluded meeting of the newly appointed senate committee fund release members and the new Acting President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, a power of an Attorney was forwarded to my office early this morning to process and finalize for your Contract / Inheritance fund to be paid to you.

This payment will be carried out with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System to help find and facilitate all the financial records of all foreign contractors files,in respect to this regards,your Name came out as the next on the list of foreign contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria in the year 2009/2010.

NOTE: that during our last Investigation,we noticed that the reason why you have not received your payment is because all the while, you have been having illegal Transactions with Impostors and Scammers from Nigeria claiming to be Officials of The Nigerian Banking Sectors, EFCC, ATM payment centres, Senate committee etc, you are thereby with this medium ADVICE to STOP all communications with them in respect of your Contract / Inheritance fund as we have made all Lawful contacts with the Federal Ministry Of Finances on your behalf and they have brought a Solution to your problem by Co-ordinating your payment in total of US$2,500.000.00 which will be paid to through the Federal Government of Nigeria Disbursement Reserve Account (F.G.D.R.A).

So you now have the Lawful Right to proceed for the Claim of your Fund now from this office and please,kindly do re-confirm to the informations below to avoid Wrongful diversion of your fund into a Wrong Account as we've had several cases like that of Wrong Beneficiary Details,the essence of this is to enable this office process and finalize for the release of your fund into your nominated bank Account without further delay.

Do Furnish us with the informations below to enable us proceed with the payment of your fund:-

1) Name:...............
2) Sex:................
3) Age:................
4) Marital Status:.....
6) Occupation:.........
5) Direct Phone No:....

I await to here from you asap.

Best Regards,

MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI.
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
http://www.cenbank.org

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