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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "charles c. soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "www.cenbank.org" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +23418524135 (Nigeria, landline)
  • +234185241377 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <info.cbn.gov.ng@lgbfree.dk>
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:39:42 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUND.


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE
LAGOS, NIGERIA
TELL:234-1-852-4135 ,FAX
234-1-852-41377 [http://info.blidabank.blida.info/]
FROM: PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

DEAR
BENEFICIARY.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE
FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT)- DIRECT

WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY
THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.

MEANWHILE,
ONE MR.PETER WOO HAVE FORWARDED HIS BANKING INFORMATIONS TO OUR BANK STATING

THAT YOU INSTRUCTED HIM TO CLAIM THIS FUNDS ON YOUR CLAIM AND PLEASE FIND
BELOW HIS BANKING INFORMATION FOR
YOUR-RE-CONFIRMATION:


INDO-CHINA GROUP LTD, A/C #:USD114-102-5567-8, BANK
NAME: STANDARD
CHATTERED BANK, 138-141 1ST FLOOR,
EDINBURGH TOWER, THE LANDMARK, 15
QUEENS ROAD, CENTRAL
HONG KONG, SWIFT
CODE: SCBL 11K111.


YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW AND SEND IT BACK TO

THIS INFORMATION’S FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID
FOURTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE
REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT UPON THE DUE PROCESSING OF YOUR
PAYMENT WITHIN 48HRS. MEANWHILE PLEASE CONFIRM IF IN DEED YOU
AUTHORIZED MR.PETER WOO TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF TO AVOID MAKING
PAYMENT INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS.INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION

IS AS FOLLOWS:

1.YOUR NAME:..............................

2.YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...................................
3.YOUR TELEPHONE
..................................

4.AGE......................................................

5.SEX:....................................
6.YOUR
OCCUPATION:......................................
7.YOUR BANKING
DETAILS:...................................

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE
THIS INFORMATION, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO

REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR,IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS
REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND RELEASE ALL FOREIGN DEBTS
THIS QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2007.

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO
ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MR.PETER WOO, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM
YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.ALSO BE INFORMED THAT
MR.PETER WOO HAVE ACCEPTED TO PAY FOR HIS (FOREIGN ALLOCATION ORDER CODE)AS
TO ENABLE US WIRE THIS FUNDS DIRECTLY TO HIS ACCOUNT BUT THE FOREIGN
ALLOCATION ORDER CODE)OF US$875:00 IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING BUT WE DO

NOT WISH TO MAKE A WRONG PAYMENT AND THAT WAS WHY WE DECIDED TO CONFIRM
ABOUT THIS MAN AND HIS BANKING DETAILS FROM YOU FIRST BEFORE MAKING THE
TRANSFER AS WE WILL NOT BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES IF ANY WRONG PAYMENT IS
MADE.

WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING
OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.


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

CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]

CC: FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF
NIGERIA.

Disclaimer - This message is intended only for the use of
the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain information that
is confidential and privileged under applicable laws. If you are not
the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any use,
review, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this message and the
information it contains is prohibited. If you have received this
message in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and discard
all its contents immediately. You are also hereby notified that any
view, opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that
do not relate to the official business of Central Bank Of Nigeria or
its Groups of Finance Ministries shall be understood as neither given nor
endorsed by Central Bank Of Nigeria or any of the Finance Ministries within
the Groups.
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