419 scam: "Central Bank of Nigeria"<sanusilamidosanusi09@gmail.com> Should I proceed with your wire transfer into the nominated bank account?

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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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.
- +2348135334830
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.
- cbngov@vfemail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Central Bank of Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbngov@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:30:28 -0800
Subject: Should I proceed with your wire transfer into the nominated bank account?

FROM THE DESK OF MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
DIRECTOR FOREIGN OPERATION UNIT
CENTAL BANK OF NIGERIA
HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA - NIGERIA
E-MAIL: cbngov@vfemail.net
Date: Ist, March, 2011
Office line:+234-813-533-4830

ATTN: Beneficiary

RE: CHANGE OF ACCOUNT PARTICULARS ON YOUR CONTRACT FILE.

Following the directives received from the Office of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, as a result of petitions and counter petitions by foreign contractors over non-payment of their contract claims,this office has been appointed to look into all overdue contract payments yet to be released for verification, vetting and immediate payment.

Your name is among the list of beneficiaries released for verification and immediate payment. Be informed that there are different accounts submitted for your payment by your local representatives in conjunction with the KTT Director, Central Bank of Nigeria. We do not know into which account to effect your payment.

Please, you are hereby required to verify the following immediately: Did you broker your debt to one Mr. Joseph of Building Society Ltd., Mexico.

Did you sign any "Deed of Assignment" in his favour, thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following account details:

Account Name: Building Society Ltd.
Account Number: 117678543,
Bank Name: 1st National Bank,
138-141 1st Floor, Edinburgh Tower,
The Landmark, 15 Queens Road, Mexico,
Swift Code: SCBL 11K111.

You are required as a matter of urgency to confirm the legitimacy of the above claim and kindly give us reason why you decided to affect the above Change of Account.

If you are not aware of this claim, please confirm to us immediately by stating your authentic account details, proper credit of your funds. Also required are documents authenticating your claim?

Due to the long delay this payment has suffered, be rest assured that immediately these payment irregularity are cleared, you would receive your fund remittance analysis for clearance of funds into your account.

Note that we are bound to recognize Mr. Joseph’s claim, if you fail to promptly response to this inquiry following the Deed of Assignment he submitted to claim this payment. Make sure you get back to me as soon as possible so that the necessary action will be taking immediately.

Once you receive this mail, reply me immediately let me start my work.

Please all corresponding should be through telephone and e-mail for security reasons.

God bless you.
SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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