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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:
  • "dear friend" (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))
  • "charles soludo" (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)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • +2348055072790 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +2348032132860 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "profsoludo_cbngov001" <profsoludo_cbngov001@terra.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:11:47 -0600
Subject: RE:BANK ERROR IN YOUR FAVOUR:$4.7m


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
(OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
ONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04

Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Telephone: +234-803-2132860
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Telephone: +234-803-2132860

RE:BANK ERROR IN YOUR FAVOUR:$4.7m

My Dear Friend.

I am the Prof. Charles Soludo the Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.Since my assumption of office , I have been
able to offset mostOverdue contract sums owed by the Government of Nigeria to Foreign contractors in the past years.

In the process of these payments, I discovered throug investigation
that my predecessor moved out the above-mentioned sum
outside but was unable to conclude the transaction before he was removed out of office unaware and the bank codes changed.

The fund originated from the balance of over-invoiced sum and
inflated government contracts of which the
principal sum had been paid to foreign contactors that executed their
contract some years ago. This fund is now floating in a suspense
account of our bank and will be moved by Certified Bank Draft within 48
hours of perfection of your account cordinates.

I have concluded all necessary Arrangements for the BANK DRAFT of the
money to an account .Contacting you on this issue became imperative
to owing to the fact that the transfer cannot be effected without a
second party account and receiving Bank Code and SWIFT numbers.
Therefore, what is required from you is trust and honesty. No further documentation ,no travel
isrequired,

I will forward an account where my share will be further transfered to when the money reaches your bank.At
the moment i canonly give information that are reasonably able to assist
the transaction without jeopadizing my person,work or this
transaction. Please send detail information,

1 your full names
2,your telephone/fax numbers
3,profession
4,age
5,marital status.

You can email now to indicate your willingness.
Thanks in advance for a mutual and fruitful Businessassociation.
Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Tel:+234-8055072790

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