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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:
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA <cbnnigeria_plc@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:13:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: 42 SPECTRUM IS GREEN TOP URGENT



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,LAGOS-NIGERIA



FINAL CONTRACT PAYMENT


ATTENTION: Justin Thyme


Your email is rather uncalled for

Every government passes through trails, last summer the same was done in France and Belgium, it has nothing to do with incompetence, it is the government's policy and a measure to stabilize workers salaries and pension structure.

I will advice you to be humble and accord some respect to this matter because the transfer of your fund is the matter at hand

Attend to the matter of telex transfer slip or payment tracer, if this cannot be resolved then you have to initiate the fund transfer to Halifax Account coordinates

Since you are the payee of the fund, you have every right to demand for the Telex Transfer Slip from the BOA London

Call the branch where the fund transfer was made and tell them to send the Telex transfer slip to you ,then forward it to me

I advice you do this without further delay




Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria {CBN}.
THE CODE TO USE IS NOW "SPECTRUM IS GREEN

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