419 scam: "Dr. Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi"<theoeze36@gmail.com> Scam Victim Compensation Payment

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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:
- "million us 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "dr. sanusi" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lamido aminu sanusi" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
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.
- +2348052353695 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <theo.eze34@aol.in>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:51:10 -0800
Subject: Scam Victim Compensation Payment

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that the Central Of Nigeria has delegated from the United Nations to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $5, 000, 000,00.each, You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments ofyour five Million us dollars compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at Abuja , Nigeria . It was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meeting regarding the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, The president of the country (President Musa Umaru Yaradua.) is now paying 100 victims of this operators $5, 000, 000,00. USD each, The payments are to be paid by Federal Reserve Account Unit, corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N.).

According to the number of applicants at hand,84 beneficiaries has been paid,half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 16 left to be paid the compensations of $5,000,000,00. Each.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body for any reason what so ever, the US secret service is already on trace of the criminals.You are to receive your compensations payments via any of the below listed options:

(1) THROUGH DIPLOMATIC HOME CASH DELIVERY.

(2) THROUGH ATM SWIFT MASTER PAYMENT.

Let us know the choice options mentioned above you require to be paid, we shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we hear from you. All further correspondence should be forwarded to this office such as your full name, contact address and direct telephone number for easy communication between us.

We use this medium on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to apologize for the inconveniences this might have caused you in the past.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi,

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Tel: 234-8052353695

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