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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:

• 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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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))
  • "charles c. 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • cbnbank_nig_payment_unit@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: customers service <proffchukwuma_solu12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cbnbank_nig_payment_unit@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:15:47 +0100
Subject: FINAL CONTRACT PAYMENT/NEXT OF KIN PAYMENT








CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA


OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07
REPLY TO(cbnbank_nig_payment_unit@yahoo.es)

Attn: Honourable Contractor

RE: FINAL CONTRACT PAYMENT/NEXT OF KIN PAYMENT VERIFICATION #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMF and the instruction by the President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces( Umaru Musa Yar'Adua) that all outstanding forieghn debts especially next of kin payment should be released to the benefeciaries forthwith unconditionally.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Government of Nigeria. Your name and company was discovered as next of kin on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file, your outstanding contract payment is (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.2) Phone, Fax and Mobile #.3) Company name, Position and Address.4) Profession, age,sex and marital status.5) Any kind of identification, Scanned copy of your ID

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

from Central bank of Nigeria or any of the sisters bank and the a copy of transfer confirmation informations will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it.
YOURS SINCERELY,



PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDOGOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

(WARNING ....... IT HAS BEEN MADE KNOWN TO US THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USING OUR BANK SITES AND LOGO TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE WE ARE MAKING THIS KNOW TO PEOPLE AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGHT IT SO ALL EMAILS FROM OUR OFFICE WITH OUT THE SUBJECT ATT 112 SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN RESPONSE TO IF YOU DO SO YOU MIGHT BE DOING THAT AT YOUR OWN RISK THANK YOU ONCE MORE FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR , CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CBN

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