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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: "cbnig cbnig" <gov_soludo3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: govsoludocharles@excite.com
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 02:14:34 +0000
Subject: BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
TINUBU SQUARE,
LAGOS
CONTRACT MEMO
tell +234-1-476-3145.

ATTN: BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN,

LAST QUARTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE OF THE YEAR.IN OUR RESPONSE TO INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TORELEASE AND PAY
ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS TO THEIR BENEFICIARIES, I THE GOVERNOR OF
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ON THIS DAY ISSUED THE RELEASE OF YOURFOURTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (USD42,000,000,000.00)
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 SUM OF MONEY
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 (USD42, 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.JUSTINE MARK .INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR THE MAILING OF YOUR DRATF.
CONTACT HIM VIA EMAIL:justinemark@excite.com

SECURITY NO:BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT COMMUNICATION PROBLEM IN NIGERIA ON
EMAIL ADDRESS AND FORWARD YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE DRATF TO BE SENT TO.AND YOUR TELLEPHONE NUMBERS AND FAX 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 ANYTHING 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.

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
 

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