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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: charles.c1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:07:55 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT REF:CBN/IRD/CBX/021/08


From the Desk Of:
Prof Charles Soludo
Executive Governor (CBN)
REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/08

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT                  

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND IT IS NOT A SALES SOLICITATION.

I
am Professor Charles. C. Soludo governor, central bank of Nigeria
(CBN). The mentioned bank is known for the safekeeping of special and
valuable packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that are
honest and trustworthy.
 
We work in collaboration with top firms
and Governments of various countries as we have earned a name as a
service whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are revered.
International missions and Embassies of the world have used our
services to satisfaction.

A benefactor whose identity can not be
disclosed because of the Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement
that was signed with the said benefactor when the funds were being
deposited in the Central Bank of Nigeria, made you the beneficiary of a
package containing some amount of money and stated clearly that you
should only be contacted when the time signed for it to be in our care
elapses and the time has already elapsed that is why you are being
contacted.

The
Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement signed with the
benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the benefactor's
identity 18 months after you; the beneficiary has received the funds.
 
The
funds totals $2.5M (TWO Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) i shall reconfirm to you are fully free of any liens, or
encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are
available in the form of CASH.

You are hereby advised to
reconfirm your Full Contact Information for verification with
information contained in our computer database as well as other
relevant information in the format stated below so that the funds would
be arranged by the diplomats who will be moving the funds from the
Central Bank of Nigeria to be brought to you.
 
The Diplomats shall
accompany you to your bank (if you want them to) to deposit the funds
in your name and submit all documentations of proof of the origin of
the funds in other to exonerate you from any form of investigations or
interrogation and to authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and
has no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.
 
The Requested Information is to ensure that no mistake or error is made and it should be forwarded
 
in the manner stated below:
 
Your Full Name: ______________________________
 
Your Complete Address (Physical Address with Zip Code not
P.O.BOX): ______________________________
 
Name of City of Residence:_______________________________
 
Country: ____________________________________
 
Direct Telephone
Number:
____________________________________
 
Mobile
Number: ____________________________________
 
Fax
Number: ___________________________________
 
Finally your age and sex very important too please note this.
 
The
Contact Numbers are very necessary because the number would be called
before the funds would be handed over to the Diplomats so as to ensure
that the package is handed over to the right person. So it is mandatory
you send your Direct Telephone Number preferably your Mobile or Cell
Phone Number.
 
Please complete the above requested information's and send them back to me as soon as possible.

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

****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****
This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legally privileged.
 
If
you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying,
distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is
strictly prohibited.

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