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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • soludo3@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: Dr soludo charles <soludo3@myway.com>
Reply-To: charles444@myway.com
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:01:33 +0000
Subject: Prof Charles Soludo.


>From the Desk Of:
Prof Charles Soludo


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am charles soludo the Bill and Exchange Manager central bank of nigeria also a financial consultant to late chief mrs stella Obasanjo the wife of president olusegun obasanjo of nigeria who died recently in spain during a plastic surgery operation.
In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of USD$15.000.000(Fifteen Million Dollars).In an account that belongs to late chief mrs stella obasanjo.
Dear colleague, I have already made prior arrangement with a member of united nation red cross diplomatic agent who had assisted me to convey the money out of central bank of nigeria (C.B.N) to london as a personal luggage for safe keeping, presently this money is in H.S.B.C financial house in london awaiting collection.

I have so far decided to undisclose these funds to the "Federal government of nigeria pending my personal use.

I am desperately searching for a trustworthy individual who would help me receive this money in his or her account from H.S.B.C financial house so as to start immediate investment opportunities.

I am sorry, I may not be able to leave nigeria at present due to the nature of my job and as a civil servant we not allowed to own a foreign account, but I would like to entrust this money in your care for urgent investment.

Thank you for taking out time to read about my business proposal. I look forward to your reply.

Please take note:If you can be of assistance 30% of the total money will be yours.
Contact me on my private email address: soludo3@myway.com


Your contact information will be required for easy
communication.

Warm Regards

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,

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