419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA"<yingli622715@sohu.com> FUND PAYMENT VERIFICATION EXERCISE

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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:
- "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: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsanusilamido_s@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:18:51 -0700
Subject: FUND PAYMENT VERIFICATION EXERCISE

ATTENTION FUND PAYMENT BENEFICIARY

FUND PAYMENT VERIFICATION EXERCISE

This is to inform you that in line with the senate , the president and the united nations meeting held on the 9th of March 2012, it was agreed that all outstanding fund payment must be completed before the end of the year 2nd quarter of the financial year 2012.

The central bank of Nigeria has been mandated to contact you for your fund payment .

THEREFORE, You are required to submitted your following details for your payment verification and the immediate payment of your fund valued at the sum of us$10.5m ,

Your full name
Your contact address
Your phone number,
Your passport or id
Your bank details

This is required to enale the central bank of nigeria, the finance minister and the auditor general of the federation to verify your information with your payment file on our table for immediate payment of your fund to you. This information is necessary to enable us complet this assignment before the end of this month.

As soon as you submit your information as above , your fund payment will be made to you via bank wire trsnsfer into your account or through ATM CARD payment
LET US HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.

ANOUNCER,
THE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
MR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI

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