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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:
  • "charles soludo" (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)
  • "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: "josephbrown" <josephbrown@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:30:20 -0600
Subject: YOUR FUND




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
The CBN Headquarters, Abuja
KTT DEPARTMENT






The CBN Headquarters, Abuja


Attn. sir,

I know that you might be surprise on this mail, but
I am telling you the truth. I know that it is
against my official duty to release confidential
issue like this to an outsider. There is nothing I
can do to help you beside this, I am taking this
bold step because of my belief as a Christian.
What I want to tell you is about your contract
payment with the Fedral Government of Nigeria, there
are alot forces working against you right from the
last CBN Governor Chief Joseph Sanusi and the
current Governor Prof Charles Soludo, they have been
frustrating you by demanding upfront payment from
you constantly, If I tell you that they are using
all these money you sent to them to work against
you, you might not believe it. But it is reality.
There is a way I can assist you get your fund transfered into your account without their concern.

It is risk but one have to take it, I have assisted one
woman from Mexico with it, it worked out though her
fund was US$2.5m. What you have to do is to open
another bank account any where, if you can open it
in another place, it will be nice, but what you have
to bear in mind is that you have to retransfer the
fund to another account immediately you confirmed it
in your account, I know why I want it this way.
If you want me to go ahead, let me know as soon as
you get this mail, if I make the transfer on this
week, it might be next year January that they will
find out and by then, you have retransferred the
fund into another account.
Get back to me as soon as you get this mail so that
I will be in better position to know what to do. you
can reply me through this email address

Mrs.Joseph Brown

KTT Dept CBN.

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