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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof Charles Soludo" <charlessoludo_cbn00@central-banknigonline.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 02:37:19 +0000
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT

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

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04                                           Date: sept 20, 2005

          IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:
                MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

ATTN:

From the records of outstanding contractors due for Payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your Name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not yet  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 be advised that because of two many contractors that I have to pay at this first quarter of the year, you will only receive the sum of us$15,700, 000.00. fifteen  Million Seven Hundred Thousand 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) Scanned 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.

Regards,

 

 

 

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
prof_soludo_cbngov@yahoo.com
REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY WITH THIS EMAILADDREES

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