419 scam: "LAMIDO SANUSI"<antifraudunit@live.com> RE:TRANSFER OF FUNDS

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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: "LAMIDO SANUSI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohammedabdulahi@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:16:34 -0700
Subject: RE:TRANSFER OF FUNDS

ATTN:SIR,

I AM MOHAMMED ABDULAHI,DIRECTOR,CORPORATE AFFAIRS DEPT.CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.AFTER THE DEATH OF LATE PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA MUSA, THE NEW APPOINTED PRESIDENT DR. GOODLUCK JONATHAN HAS NOW ORDERED FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF FUNDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PAID TO OWNERS/BENEFICIARIES WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

DUE TO THE COMPLICATION WITH THE INFORMATION IN THE GENERAL FILE,I HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO CONTACT YOU AND OTHERS WITH THIS INFORMATION TO GET BACK TO THIS MINISTRY SO THAT YOUR NAME/INFORMATION WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PAYMENT FILE FOR PAYMENT RELEASE.

I WANT ALSO TO HEAR FROM YOU ON HOW YOU WANT YOUR FUND BE PAID TO YOU AS WE HAVE 3 OPTION

(1)BANK TO BANK TRANSFER

(2)DIPLOMATIC MEANS

(3)ATMCARD

YOU ARE URGENTLY ADVISE TO GET BACK BY SENDING THE BELOWINFORMATION:
(1)YOUR FULL NAME/ADDRESS

(2)YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER(S)

(3)YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/AGE

(4)YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR CLARITY.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THIS,I SHALL FORWARD YOUR INFO TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES FOR PAYMENT.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS AS I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

MOHAMMED ABDULAHI.
HEAD,(CORPORATE AFFAIRS DEPT.)
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

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