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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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Fraud email example:

From: "CBN HEADQUATERS" <cbnbank_contractpayment230@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cbnbank_contractpayment123@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 06:48:42 -1000
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04
ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR,
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT#:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

From the! Records of outstanding contractors due for Payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria, your Name was attached as the next of kin
to one of our late contractor. your payment has been discovered as next on
the list of payment. So 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 be advised that because of too many contractors that I have
to pay at this final quarter of the year, you will only receive the
sum of us$10, 000,000, ten Million United States Dollars. So that I will
be able to pay other contractors, but my promise is that I will make sure
that you receive your balance later. Kindly re-confirm to me the
followings:

1. Your full name.
2. Phone, fax and mobile #.
3. Company name, and address.
4. Profession, age and marital status.
5. Copy of int'l passport.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you
in a certified bank draft or wired to your nominated bank account directly
from Central
Bank of Nigeria. You can reply me as soon as you receive this letter for
further discussion Get back to me immediately.
Regards,
Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Tel:011-234-1-436-3010

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