419 scam: "Sanusi Lamido"<cbngover74@blumail.org> ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

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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)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dr. sanusi" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sanusi Lamido" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbngovernor74@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 10:05:24 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS: CBN HOUSE, TINUBU SQUARE ,
ELEKE CRESCENT-VICTORIA ISLAND MARINA LAGOS NIGERIA ,
WEST AFRICA.

FROM THE DESK OF DR. SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA .
PAYMENT CODE (FGN28)
DATE: 29/9/2011

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS HAS BEEN
GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO
YOU THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT NOMINATED BANK,BY THE SENATE FOR FOREIGN
OVER DUE FUND PAYMENT.

MEANWHILE, A MAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE
YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE ARE THE INFORMATIONS FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS MAN IS TRULY
FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
PAYING INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS.

CLAIMER'S NAME: MR.PHILIP REEVES,
BANK NAME:BANK OF AMERICA, CALIFONIA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 151702533556.
ROUTING NUMBER:307070005
SWIFT CODE:N/A

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN IS
ACTUALLY FROM YOU.

YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATION
PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED US$15,500,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT
ANY WHERE.

THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE/CONTRACT ON YOUR BEHALF.

INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. YOUR NAME:..........................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS...................
3. YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:...........
4. FAX NUMBER:.........................
5. AGE.................................
6. SEX:................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:....................
8. YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS...........
9. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER.............
10.YOUR BANK ROUTING NUMBER AND SWIFT CODE..
11. ANY SCANNED COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY:..(NECESSARY).

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION, WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY
PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE (FMF) EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN
OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE
BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,TO HANDLE AND
TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS THIS FISCAL YEAR 2011 AS THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS RAISED AND RELEASED MORE FUND WITH AID FROM THE IMF.

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID PHILIP
REEVES, IF WE DID NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 48HRS FROM TODAY.

WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST
HAVE CAUSED YOU WHILE I ASSURE YOU 100% SAFE TRANSFER OF THE FUND DIRECT TO YOUR
ACCOUNT AS ADEQUATE MEASURES HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

DR.SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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