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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:
  • "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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • cbnbankinginfo_2066@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Cbn Charles Solud" <cbn_charles_solud20@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:54:26 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
TINUBUSQUARE, LAGOS
CONTRACT ME ON cbn_charles_solud20@msn.com

ATTN: SIR,MADAM
FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE OF THE YEAR. IN OUR RESPONSE TO
INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO RELEASE AND PAY ALL
FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS TO THEIR BENEFICIARIES, I THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA ON THIS DAY ISSUED THE RELEASE OF YOUR FIFTY MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS (USD50, 000,000 00) CONTRACT PAYMENT BY CLASSIFIED BANK
DRAFT. THIS IS > BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS DIRECTED
THAT ALL FOREIGN PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME THAT INVOLVED HUGE SUMS OF MONEY
LIKE THIS SHOULD BE PAID BY CLASSIFED BANK DRAFT AS MEASURE TO CHECK
TERRORIST ACCOUNT OPERATION AND TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR EVERY PAYMENT. IN
LINE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, I HAVE THEREFORE SIGNED YOUR PAYMENT > DRAFT. A
DRAFT PAYMENT COVERING YOUR (USD 50,000,000 00) CONTRACT SUM HAS BEEN
RAISED IN YOUR FAVOUR TO BE DRAWN FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFF SHORE
ACCOUNT IN AMERICA AND EUROPE. AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, YOU ARE HEREBY
ADVISED TO > CONTACT DR.mrs NGOZI JOHN Secretary Foreign affairs/
Information Dept. Central Bank of Nigeria DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA FOR THE MAILING OF YOUR DRATF. CONTACT
cbnbankinginfo_2066@yahoo.com SECURITY NO:BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT
COMMUNICATION > PROBLEM IN NIGERIA ON EMAIL ADDRESs: AND FORWARD > YOUR
ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE DRAFT TO BE SENT TO. AND YOUR TELLEPHONE
NUMBERS, ALSO YOU CAN AS WELL ARRANGE FOR A PHYSICAL COLLECTION OF YOUR >
DRAFT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HERE. BE WARNED, YOU SHOULD AVOID
AND PREVENT ANY THING THAT CAN CAUSE UNNECESSARY DELAY,AS THIS MAY BE THE
LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT,HENCE ALL YOUR PAST EFFORTS
AND CONTACTS HAVE FAILED YOU .

YOURS FAITHFULLY
CONGRATULATIONS.
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.


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