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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348036286401 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHARLES SOLUDO" <charlessoludo_cbnigeria@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charlescbn22@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:36:21 -0500
Subject: GREETINGS

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS
TEL: +234-1-8911545
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
FOREIGN /CONTRACT PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO Date: 14TH OCT. 2005
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA (FGN) 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.

Note that from the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is
US$45.7million Dollars (Forty Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars). Please re-confirm to me if this is in line 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 name, position and address.
4) Professor age marital status

As soon as these information are received, your payment will be made to you
by a Certified Bank Draft from Central Bank of Nigeria as for your said
Account to be credited. You could give me a call on my direct number as soon
as you receive this letter for further clarifications.

Yours Sincerely,
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Direct Line: +234-803-628-6401

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