419 scam: "MALLAM SANUSI L. SANUSI" <msanusilsanusi@gmail.com> Your Urgent Confirmation Awaited. Governor, (Central Bank of Nigeria Plc)

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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 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.
- +2347025297937 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MALLAM SANUSI L. SANUSI" <msanusilsanusi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <sanusilsanusi2010@live.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 1980 00:35:55 -0800
Subject: Your Urgent Confirmation Awaited. Governor, (Central Bank of Nigeria Plc)

Central bank of Nigeria Plc (CBN),
Tinubu square Lagos- Nigeria
Office of the honorable, Governor of CBN.
Our ref: cbn/ohg/oxd1/2010
Telex: Cenbank.
Tel: +234 702 529 7937
Fax: +234 702 520 3381
Date 31st May 2010

Attn:Beneficiary.

Re: change of account particulars on your payment file of (us$5,500,000.00) five million five hundred united states dollars only.

Sequel to the meeting held yesterday 27th,May 2010 with all the Board of Directors in CBN, l hereby send to you the information(s) submitted to us by Mr.Bhanu P. Asthana with an application to transfer your said funds into his nominated bank account on your behalf. Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following information(s) once again and inform us if you are aware or know anything about this development before we approve the funds to him.

1. Did you instruct one Mr.Bhanu P. Asthana . of India whose information's is below, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf?

2. Did you sign any "deed of assignment" in his favor thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following account details?

1. Full name: Mr.Bhanu P. Asthana
2. Age: 59 years
3. Occupation: business / self employed / social service
4. Present address: 23 m g Marga, civil lines, Allahabad, up, lndia
5. Bank account: Hdfc bank account no. 02261000162637
6. Account’s name: s.b. a/c in name of Bhanu Prakash Asthana
7. Bank’s address: Hdfc bank, civil lines, Allahabad, up, India
8. Swift code: 0007534
9. Ld card/ int’l passport: passport no; e0938952 dated 18.01.2002
10. Marital status: married.

And reconfirm your own particular to us.

Your full name.........
Home/company address:
Phone/fax number for effective communication..........
Sex/age..............
Occupation...........
Bank account........
Bank's name.........
Bank's address......
Swift code..........
A copy of your international passport or driver's license for identification........

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this honorable office with immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr. Bhanu P. Asthana. to come for the claim of these funds, to enable me endorse for the final payment approval order on his behalf. You are to get back to me for more clarifications.

Also note that upon the reconfirmation of your reply information(s) and ratification and verification, your funds release order hard copied documents will be send to you through our special courier service to deliver to you at your doorstep for endorsement and return to us to authenticate your urgent payment via our affiliated banks of your choice in overseas.

You are advise to report to us immediately so that we can expedite action urgently on your payment within 78 hours or letting us know if you actually authorized him before proceed approving the funds to him.

We await your anticipated report.

Yours truly.

Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria Plc (C.B.N)

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