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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Charles C. Soludo" <profcharlscsoludo@msn.com>
Reply-To: cbn@centralbk.org
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:57:33 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

                                                       

 

       CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

                   ABUJA-NIGERIA

                 [OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR]

 

FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04
Date: JANUARY 6TH, 2006.

 

Attn: Contract Beneficiary,

 

Dear Sir,

 

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT OF US$65.5M NOTIFICATION

On behalf of the entire members and staffs of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), I sincerely apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences that we might have indulge you through. However, this resulted from some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and this have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. I apologies once again.

 

From the records of our outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the contractors who have not yet 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 urgent notification. Also note that from the records in my file, your outstanding contract payment is Sixty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$65,500,000.00).

Please re-confirm to me the following, and as soon as your information is received, your payment will be made.
 
1) Your Full Name.
2) Phone, Mobile number/fax if any
3) Company Name, Position And Address.
4) Profession, Age and Marital Status.
5) Scanned Copy Of Your Int'l Passport.
6) Staff I.D card

 

I strongly recommend that, you should promptly start your clearance as soon as possible. kindly reply with this e-mail address, cbn@centralbk.org

for more clearification and for immediate transfer of your funds

 

YOURS SINCERELY,

 

 

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE ON THIS EMAIL
Email: cbn@centralbk.org

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