419 scam: From Central Bank <office-------do@att.net> Did You Send James Mark

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "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)
- "executive governor" (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)
- "www.cenbank.org" (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.
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.
- +2348029740611 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: From Central Bank <office-------do@att.net>
Reply-To: security.alincosecurity.alinco@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:40:52 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Did You Send James Mark

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

FROM THE DESK OF:

DR. SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

WEBSITE:WWW.CENBANK.ORG

TEL/FAX:+234-8029740611

TRANSFER UPDATE

Sir Your representative Mr. James Mark was in the Bank today, As a

matter of fact we are going to work according to your instruction

since He is ready to pay the $750 on your behalf for the transfer

charges, but why we need you to respond back before we release the

your scam victim compersation of $3million dollars to Him, but why we

need to hear from you before we release the fund to him is that he

gave us a new account in Malaysia.

Here is the new Bank Information we received from Him today.

HSBC BANK MALAYSIA.

ACCOUNT NUMBER 29876539876.

Rutting number code 82390

ACCOUNT NAME JAMES MARK

Please confirm this so that we will finalize your transaction today

since he told us that you gave him $750 to pay on your behalf, Please

see the scanned copy of his international passport just to confirm,

and please here is the Central Bank Website to enable you know that

you have the real Central Bank Of Nigeria WWW.CENBANK.ORG

Thank God that after all your surffer, it is now well with you,

looking forward to make the transfer today.

We await your immediate response via email and telephone.Reply to:

Officially Sealed

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi,

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN

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