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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:
  • "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: "Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo"<centralbnkng13@myway.com>
Reply-To: Cenbnknig@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:02:43 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.










OFFICE OF THE GOVERNORCENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIATINUBU SQUARELAGOS-NIGERIATELEX: CBN 56647 NGEMAIL: Cenbnknig@yahoo.comIMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.ATTENTION.During the auditing and closing of all financial records of the CentralBank of Nigeria (CBN)it was discovered from the records of outstanding foreign contractorsdue for payment withthe Federal Government of Nigeria in the year 2006 that your name isnext onthe list of those who will received their fund. I wish to officiallynotify you that yourpayment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as yourespond to this letter.Also note that from the record in our file, your outstanding contractpaymentis USD $22.5Million dollars (twenty two million, and five hundrenthousand United States Dollars).Kindly re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in yourrecord and also re-confirm theinformation below to enable this office proceed and finalize your fundremittancewithout further
delays.1) Your full name.2) Phone, fax and mobile #.3) Company name, position and address.4) Profession, age and marital status.As soon as the above information are received, your payment will bemade available to you via aninternational certified bank draft, which will be delivered to yourdoorstep for your confirmation.Get back to me via this e-mail address:Cenbnknig@yahoo.comBest regards,Prof. Charles C. Soludo.Executive GovernorCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN)



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