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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • infor.centbanks@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "chas solu" <solu.chas@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cbncash1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:03:34 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR INHERITANCE

FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05
RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE ON
CONTRACT #:
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.


Attention:Beneficiary


From the records of outstanding contract payment has being due for
payment to you as beneficiary. Strictly on agreement, our bank will
release your payment to you.I have the power to release your payment if you
can stand and claim your fund with out bank .


You should follow our bank procedures as your file says your name was found
as the true bonafide beneficiary to this fund.
Also note that from the record in my file, outstanding payment
of $15.7Million United States Dollars.


I wish to inform you that your payment will be processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to me confidently and promise me
that you will not sit on this fund when it hits your account.

Please send me these followings to our payment center:
Your full Name-------------------------------------------
Phone / Mobile #---------------------------------------
Company name-----------------------------------------
Profession------------------------------ age------------

As soon as this information are received, the payment will be immediately
processed made to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your bank
account.

Email your information here: infor.centbanks@yahoo.co.uk




You must call me for more clearifications.


Congratulations!


PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
Executive Director CBN.
Tel: +234 1 4723393

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