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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <centralbank_ng1@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:45:13 +0000
Subject: YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
APEX HOUSE
GARKI-ABUJA
DIRECT TEL:234-8038516399
ATTN:HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR,
      
   IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009. 

 From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
federal government
of Nigeria your name and company was discovered as next on the list of
the outstanding
contractors who have not received their payments. I wish to inform you
that your payment
is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond
to this
letter.Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding
contract payment is
us$25.5million dollars(tweenty five million five hundred thousand
united states
dollars). Therefore,you advise to contact the CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON
HIS DIRECT
-LINE:234-8038516399
Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also
re-confirm to me the followings
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) company name,position and address.
4)profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport.
As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to
you in a
certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will be
given to you for
you to take to your bank and confirm it. You must call me on my direct
number as soon as
you receive this letter for a serious discussion with me .
 
Regards,
PROF CHARLES SOLUDO.
Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria.
Direct line:234-8038516399.

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