419 scam: "Sanusi Lamido Sanusi"<rmedina1@tusitioenlinea.com> PAYMENT INFORMATION

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "dr. sanusi" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "sanusi.lamidos@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348087248906 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sanusi Lamido Sanusi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanusi.lamidos@live.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:39:39 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT INFORMATION

Payment File No: 012

Attn,

Your Payment has been credited and sent to file system number Central Bank Of Nigeria/W.U/2112701555
We write to inform you that we have already sent you US$5,100.0 dollars through Western Union as we have been given the mandate by the Presidency vi an agreement reached IMF/World Bank to transfer your full Compersation/Accrued Interest of US$500,000 via Western Union.
This is sequel to a meeting between the Nigerian Goverment and the international agency over the continued delay in effecting the release of your payment. Perfectly understand that this goverment have always been committed to your payment but for some bottlenecks and red tape.
Your payment is approved via western union so as to remove checks and protocol associated with international bank to bank wire.
hence I decided to email you all the details, so that you will pick up your US$5,100.00 to enable us send another batch of US$5,100.00 today as you know we will be sending you only US$5,100.00 per day.
Please pick up this information and proceed to Western Union to pick up the US$5,100.00 and call me back after picking it in order to send you another payment today. If you are having any problem in picking the US$5,100.00 sent to you, simply call or email me directly to reconfirm the MTCN number to you.
You are advised to check the status of the transaction via the western Union Website by tracking the payment. I believe you know the western union official website, but in case you dont, here is the link: http://www.westernunion.com/

Here is the western union information to pick up the US$5,100.00; Do call or email as soon as fund is collected by you so that we can send todays batch to you. Note that fund was sent from Benin Republic since Nigeria does not send out funds via western union, Payment is made through the CBN branch office in Benin Republic. Details are as follows:

www.westernunion.com
SENDER'S NAME: Julie Stahan
MTCN................. 9003704389
TEST QUESTION...Honest
TEST ANSWER...Trust
Amount: $5,100.00

Best Regards
Dr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Governor, Central Bank Of Nigeria
CBN Plaza, Abuja Nigeria
Direct Phone: 234 808 7248 906
Direct security Email(sanusi.lamidos@live.com)

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