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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +2348035395258 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • prof_cbnng06@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "prof charles soludo" <prof_cbn06@msn.com>
Reply-To: chihenry1980@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:07:24 +0000
Subject: PERSONAL AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

Central Bank of Nigeria
Governor Central Bank of Nigeria
REF: CBN/PCFDP/Z20/06
Tel: 234-803-539-5258
Fax: 234-1-759-5126
E-Mail: prof_cbnng06@yahoo.co.uk

DATE:20th Feb 2006
PERSONAL AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

ATTN: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR,

I am Prof Charles Soludo, Governor Central Bank of Nigeria;my office
monitors and controls the affairs of all otherbanks and financial
institutions in Nigeria. I am the final signatory to any transfer or
remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and
international levels.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits and ver-invoiced sum etc. Your name was among
the people expecting the funds to be transferred into their
account, on this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to your
unpaid funds. I have your file before me and hope your data's are correct
and un-tampered unless you reconfirms it.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I
have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received 2
days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments /
Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports / expenditures and
audited reports of revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to remit your contract sum following my
idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

MY CONDITIONS 1. The sum of USD$5M.only will paid into an account I will
provide you after you have confirmed the transfer of your sum into your
account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and
the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name
on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate. I hope you
don't reject this offer and have your funds Transferred.

Waiting for your reply soon.

Prof Charles Soludo
GOVERNOR, C.B.N

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