419 scam: "DR. SANUSI LAMIDO"<sanusilamido.2012@rediffmail.com> CONFIRM URGENTLY

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "dr. 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)
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.
- +2348029879229 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. SANUSI LAMIDO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gov_sanusilamido_cbn@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:08:13 -0700
Subject: CONFIRM URGENTLY

FROM THE DESK OF: DR. SANUSI LAMIDO
GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CBN COMPLEX, GARKI ABUJA , NIGERIA

CREDIT NOTICE $10.5M COMPENSATION.

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that we have deposited your payment with Bank of America (BOA) and account has been opened on your name, but the bank officials of BOA are having difficulties in uploading your fund into the new account because of fund origin documents.

meanwhile, send the following:
1. Name
2. Address
3. Telephone number
4. I.D Card.

Call me as soon as you read this mail so that we obtain the fund origin documents and forward to Bank of America as soon as possible for final lodgement of the fund into your account.

Finally, Please, confirm if you have authorized your attorney to change your banking particulars to the following particulars stated below:

CALVERT BANK AND TRUST CO.
ADDRESS: BEACH BRANCH
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, MARYLAND 20732
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0019178882
ABA# 059640780:
A/C NAME: GEORGE KEVIN

Call me on +234-802-9879-229 to confirm the information urgently so that we furnish the bank of America the correct information for the release of the payment.

Waiting for your reply.

Dr. Sanusi Lamido
Central Bank Nigeria
Tel:+234-802-9879-229

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam