419 scam: "MR. SANUSI LAMIDO" <byke@wj6584uqn.homepage.t-online.de> AWAITING YOUR REPLY

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your payment is being processed" (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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. SANUSI LAMIDO" <byke@wj6584uqn.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <mr.sanus201@w.cn>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:51:56 -0700
Subject: AWAITING YOUR REPLY

FROM THE DESK OF:

MR. SANUSI LAMIDO

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL,

BANK OF NIGERIA CBN.

ATTN:

REIMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT BY COURIER CASH

PAYMENT#:AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009:

ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE STAFF OF THE (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) AND THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IN COLLABORATION WITH IMF AND WORLD BANK, UNITED

NATION. WE APOLOGISE FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT AND ALL THE

INCONVENIENCES YOU ENCOUNTERED WHILE PURSUING THIS PAYMENT.HOWEVER,FROM

THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, YOUR NAME AND COMPANY WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON

THE LIST OF THE OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR FUND.

I WISH TO INFORM YOU NOW THAT THE SQUARE PAGE IS NOW IN SQUARE HOLE AND YOUR

PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU

RESPOND TO THIS LETTER. ALSO NOTE THAT FROM THE RECORD IN MY FILE, YOUR

OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT WORTH OF US$10,700,000.00 (TEN MILLION SEVEN

HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).IS RELESED TO YOU AS LONG AS YOU

CAN GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY.

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

YOUR FULL NAME:

YOUR FULL ADDRESS:

DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:

MOBILE NUMBER:

NEAREST AIRPORT:

YOUR SCANNED DRIVERS LICENCE:

AGE:

OCCUPATION:

AS SOON AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED NEEDED IS WELL RECEIVED BY ME.YOUR PAYMENT

WILL BE MADE TO YOU VIA DIPLOMATIC COURIER CASH DELIVERY IN-ACCORDANCE TO

WORLD BANK AND IMF RECOMMENDATIONS. A DIPLOMAT WITH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

IMMUNITY WILL BE CONTRACTED TO DELIVER THE FUNDS AT YOUR DOORSTEP.

NOTE- ANY E-MAIL YOU RECEIVE WITHOUT THIS CODE (UNITY) DO NOT RESPONSE TO THAT.

AND BEAR IN MIND THAT AS SOON AS YOU HEARD FROM THE COURIER COMPANY AT

ANY AIRPORT IN UNITES STATE OF AMERICA, PLEASE DO CO-OPERATE WITH THE

DIPLOMATS, SO THAT YOU CAN HELP GET THE DIPLOMATS SECURE A TAG PERMIT, TAG IT

ON YOUR CONSIGNMENTS, AND SO IT WILL CLEARED WITHOUT ANY INTEROGATION FROM

ANY AUTHORITIES IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR. SANUSI LAMIDO

GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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