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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Jeff Patterson <jeffpatterson07@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:01:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Response needed



Sir,
I am Jeff Patterson the cargo Manager of the Treasury Central Bank of Nigeria,i am writing you in respect of two sealed boxes which was lodged in our vaults by one Mr Charles Soludo and was supposed to be shipped to your address .

It may interest you to know that after a routine check of the boxes in our custody we got to know that the boxes contains funds,me and my colleagues are willing to assist you receive this funds without much stress if you will accept to compensate us with 25% of this funds.
I enclose here a vidoe clip of the funds when it was been counted by me,download it properly.

Get back to me for more informations.
Mr Jeff Patterson.

Note,i have already moved the boxes into a safer vaults away from the reach of anyone so please treat this as top secret.


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