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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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.
  • +23414806127 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: Charles Soludo <info_cbn1962@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:03:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE INTER.REMTTANCE DEPT. (C.B.N)
[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]
Telfax:234-1-480-6127:
18Th/June/2006.
Attn:Beneficiary.

Dear.


This is to notify you on your contractual payment which the Federal government Nigeria has directed this Apex bank (CBN)to you with immediate effect:

I am the governor of CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) and have received an authority/instruction from the office of the presidency federal republic Nigeria under the Leadership of Chief President Olusegun Obasanjo to pay all outstanding debts owed to all foreign contractors in line to boost our government's economic reforms/policy.

However on the letter forwarded to my office your name was enlisted in the manifest for the 2nd quarter payment.You are advised to upon your receipt of this letter to re-confirm the followings to this office as underlisted:

1) Your full name/contact addrs.
2) Phone,fax and mobile
#.
3) Company's name, position and address.
4) Profession, age.
5)Your contract details.
Do feel free to contact me as soon you got this message
for further clarifications/directives on my private
phone#= 2348039550025.As soon as this information is received, your
payment
will be made to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your
nominated bank account directly from Central Bank of Nigeria. You can mail me on my direct mail address or telephone. as soon as you
receive this letter for
further discussion or get back to me on this email.
RGDS:

Prof. Charles Soludo.Executive Governor,Central Bank of Nigeria
{CBN}. NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE ON THIS EMAIL: c_soludo@walla.com

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