419 scam: "SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI"<mmto@juno.com> Payment Notification

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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:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to 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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "contract review panel" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "sanusi505@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2348028161663 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanusi505@live.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 06:35:27 -0700
Subject: Payment Notification

CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA PLC

GOVERNOR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI

#48 AJOSE ADEOGUN STREET,

VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS-NIGERIA

Our Ref: OBN-0XX2/987/201

EMAIL:sanusi505@live.com

TEL:+234-802-816-1663

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT USD10.5 MILLION.

It is my humble obligation to write you this message in confirmation of

Your payment through our honorable bank (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA). I am Dr.Sansi L.Sanusi, The Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.

Dr Good luck E. Jonathan, the president of the Federal Republic of

Nigeria has empowered (CBN) bank after much consultation and consideration to handle all international payment base on our credibility and merit.

As an approved international paying apex bank, we have been

Instructed by the Federal Ministry of Finance in conjunction with the

Senate Committee on National Debt and the Board of National Contract

Review Panel to release your overdue contract funds with; contract

#: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/008, Transaction #: CBC/RXC/234 and

Allocation#: OBN/X44/701BZ/FG/NG.

Be informed that we have verified your payment agreement file as directed to us; your name is next on the list of our outstanding contractors/inheritance to receive his payment on this second quarter of the year. Be advised that because of so many beneficiaries who want to receive their Inheritance/contract fund at this first quarter of the

Year, you are entitled to receive the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred United States Dollars (USD10, 500,000) only, as part payment so as to enable us Pay other beneficiaries.

To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly

Re-confirm the following information below:

1) Your full name and address

2) Phones, Fax and Mobile #.

3) Name of your company, position and address

4) Professions, age and marital Status.

5) Copy of your driver's license for identification.

As soon as we receive the above stated information, your payment Documentation exercise shall commence immediately for the release of your fund Directly to your nominated bank account without further delay.

BEST REGARDS,

GOVERNOR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI

CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA PLC (CBN)

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