419 scam: "LAMIDO SANUSI"<sanusi10@rediffmail.com> DO CALL ME AFTER THIS MAIL

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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:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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)
- "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.
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.
- mail_chi@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LAMIDO SANUSI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <s5724315@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:55:29 -0700
Subject: DO CALL ME AFTER THIS MAIL

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
TINUBU SQUARE,
LAGOS,
+234-1-765-6173

BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN,
SECOUND QUARTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE OF THE YEAR. IN OUR RESPONSE TO INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TORELEASE AND PAY ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS TO THEIR BENEFICIARIES, I THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ON THIS DAY ISSUED THE RELEASE YOUR DRAFT VALUE TEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (USD10,000,000, 000.00) CONTRACT PAYMENT BY CLASSIFIED BANK DRAFT.

THIS IS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS DIRECTED THAT ALL FOREIGN PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME THAT INVOLVED HUGE SUMS OF MONEY SHOULD BE PAID BY CLASSIFED BANK DRAFT AS MEASURE TO CHECK TERRORIST ACCOUNT OPERATION AND TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR EVERY PAYMENT.

IN LINE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT I HAVE THEREFORE SIGNED YOUR PAYMENT DRAFT. A DRAFT PAYMENT COVERING YOUR (USD10,000,000.00) CONTRACT SUM HAS BEEN RAISED IN YOUR FAVOUR TO BE DRAWN FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFFSHORE ACCOUNT IN AMERICA AND EUROPE. AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO CONTACT DR. MRS. FAITH CHICHI, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR THE MAILING OF YOUR DRAFT.
CONTACT HER VIA EMAIL: mail_chi@rediffmail.com

SECURITY NO: BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT COMMUNICATION PROBLEM IN NIGERIA ON
EMAIL ADDRES AND FORWARD YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE DRATF TO BE SENT TO. AND YOUR TELLEPHONE NUMBERS,ALSO YOU CAN AS WELL ARRANGE FOR A PHYSICAL COLLECTION OF YOUR DRAFT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HERE.

BEWARNED, YOU SHOULD AVOID AND PREVENT ANY THING THAT CAN CAUSE
UNNECESSARYDELAY,AS THIS MAY BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE
YOUR PAYMENT,HENCE ALL YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND CONTACTS HAVE FAILED YOU.
ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Sanusi lamido,
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
N.B Do call me after this mail

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