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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "executive governor" (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)
  • "www.cenbank.org" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Soludo" <cbngov_cu@msn.com>
Reply-To: cbngov_cou@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:29:37 +0000
Subject: Get Back To Me ASAP

  

                 CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
            TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA

  

 

  

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
 FOREIGN /CONTRACT PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
 WEBSITE : www.cenbank.org
 PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO
 CONGRATULATION

  

 IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

  

 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. Also note  that from my record in my file your outstanding  contract payment is

us$45.7  million dollars(forty five million seven hundred  thousand united states  dollars). Please re-confirm to me if this is Online  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) Profession,age merital status
 

  

As soon as this informations are received, your  payment will be made to you in a certified bank  draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will  be given to you for you to take to your bank and  confirm it  You must get back to me 
 

BEST REGARDS
 
 PROF CHARLES SOLUDO.
 Executive Governor,
 Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN).

  

 

  

  

  

Prof Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,Central  Bank Of Nigeria

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