419 scam: "LAMIDO"<jennifer_cole11150@yahoo.com> IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND VIA ATM CARD

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- "million 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)
- "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)
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.
- sanusi_lamido101@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LAMIDO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < sanusi_lamido101@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:58:47 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND VIA ATM CARD



                             CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA



                           TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA

                             ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA

OUR REF: FGN/CBN/NIG/09/2009.     YOUR REF........................... ....

FROM THE DESK OF

DR.SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI

GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

ATTENTION: ATM CARD BENEFICIARY,

I WISH TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT

OF US$10,000,000.00 (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) FROM CENTRAL BANK

OF NIGERIA HAVE BEEN RELEASED AND APPROVED FOR ONWARD TRANSFER

TO YOU VIA AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW ALL

THE US$10,000,000.00 IN ANY ATM SERVICE MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD,

BUT THE MAXIMUM YOU CAN WITHDRAW IN A DAY IS US$4,500.00 ONLY.

WE HAVE MANDATED ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, TO SEND YOU

THE ATM CARD AND PIN NUMBER WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW

YOUR US$10 MILLION DOLLARS IN ANY ATM SERVICE MACHINE IN ANY PART

OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM YOU CAN WITHDRAW IN A DAY IS US$4,500.00 ONLY.

YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVICE TO GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR INFORMATION TO ENABLE ME FORWARD

IT TO THE BANK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND . GET BACK TO ME WITH THE FOLLWING INFORMATION.

CONTACT PERSON:   DR.SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI,

OFFICE EMAIL ADDRESS: sanusi_lamido101@hotmail.com

I WILL BE WAITING TO RECEIVE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AND INFORMATIONS FOR

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS.

I am 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.

DR.SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI

Executive Governor,

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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