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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • charlessoludo010@myway.com
  • charlessoludo010@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Soludo" <charlessoludo@soludomail.com>
Reply-To: charlessoludo010@myway.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:46:23 +0000
Subject: private & confidential !!!!

Dr. charles soludo
The Branch Manager,
FSB International Bank Nig PLC,
Idumota Branch,
Idumota ,Lagos.

Dear Friend,
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not
yet met. The message could be strange but real if you pay some attention
to I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of your
integrity.
Please accept my sincere apologies. In bringing this message of goodwill
to you, I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any
embarassment.

I am Dr. charles soludo, Branch Manager, FSB International Bank Nig PLC
Idumota
Branch Idumota Lagos. I managed to get your contact details through the
Internet myself. Time is of the importance and I am desperately looking
for a person to assist me in this confidential business.

A British oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, Mr. jani Kauscher made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit
on November 6, 2001,valued at US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty- five Million
Dollars), for twelve
(12)calender months in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine
notification
to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a
reminder
and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation that Mr. jani Kauscher died from an automobile
accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL,
and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. jani Kauscher did not declare
any next of kin or rela tions in all his official documents,including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of US$25,000,000.00 is
stillsitting in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Nigerian Law,
at the expiration of 4 (four) years, the money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is thatI will
like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.
janiKauscher so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not
get into thehands of some corrupt government officials. This is
simple, I will likeyou to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We
shall employ the service of two lawyers for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and
letter of probate/administration in your favour for the transfer. A
bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will
then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account
for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me
and 40% for you.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply immediately to my private email address below;
email (charlessoludo010@myway.com)
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction.Please observe
utmost
confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be
most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share
in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address via my private email
address.
Thanks and regards,
Dr. charles soludo
NB: Please reply only to my private Email
Address(charlessoludo010@myway.com)

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