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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: "Prof. Charles Solodu" <cbnpayment3@msn.com>
Reply-To: solucharles@ummah.org
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:31:50 +0000
Subject: Prof.Charles Soludo

FROM THE OFFICE OF CBN DIRECTOR

CORPORATE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENTS

22nd Floor36 Marina, Lagos.



Dear,

This is an official job created by me the director and I want to present you
as our foreign team who has just cme to put claim to his or her money, my
office has relase your money for immediate payment.

I would like to request your assistance in a business transaction of mutual
benefit and understanding, My bank has paid all the rest of contractors
through my bank for executed contracts this year.There was an over draft
contracts we just discovered for $25Million and with our influence in this
panel we can successfully present you/or your company to claim the above
funds in your favour.

We have agreed to share the money as soon as we complete this
transaction.Send your contact address and that f your I D.

Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence the
transfer latest seven (7) banking days from the date of the receipt of the
following information. The above information will enable us write letters of
claim and job description respectively.

This way, we will use your company's name to re-apply for payment and
re-award the contract in your company's name. We are looking forward to
doing this business with you and solicit your confidentiality in this
transaction.

I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending project when I
have heard from you.

Yours faithfully,

Prof.Charles Soludo


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