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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)
  • "charles soludo" (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: "PROF. .C. CHARLES SOLUDO" <cbncontractpayment3@msn.com>
Reply-To: prof_charlessoludo@cbn-contractpayment.net
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 02:23:31 +0000
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.

FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. (CBN).
23 WUSE ZONE 2 GARKI ABUJA NIGERIA.

1st - 10 - 2005


YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.
CONTRACT NO: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

>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 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 note that
from
my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$15.5M,
(Fifteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) Please
re-confirm
to me if this is Online with what you have in your record and also
re-confirm to me the followings.

(1) Your full name.
(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) company's name,position and address.
4)profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.

As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to
you
in a certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will
be
given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it,And get back
to me
on this mail: prof_charlessoludo@cbn-contractpayment.net

Yours In Service

PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO.
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)

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