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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • +2348066576994 (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.
  • profsoludongk@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • profsoludo@ummah.org (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Prof Charles Soludo <profsoludongk@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: profsoludo@ummah.org
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 11:15:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FINAL CONTRACT PAYMENT/NEXT OF KIN PAYMENT VERIFICATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: profsoludongk@yahoo.com

FROM THE DESK OF PROF. CHARLES CHUKWUMA SOLUDO

THE EXCUTIVE GOVERNOR

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,

LAGOS-NIGERIA.

TEL: 234-806-6576994

web: WWW.CENBANK.ORG


Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06.


ATTENTION:



THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN

GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED TO YOU, EIGHTER VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER

(KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER; INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE BANK DRAFT;

OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORROSPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE

COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.


MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,

CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:


NAME JANET WHITE

BANK NAME: CITI BANK

BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.

ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.


PLEASE, CONSIDERING THE RECENT FIRE OUT-BREAK IN THE CENTRAL BANK

BUILDING, WHICH MOSTLY AFFECTED THE INFORMATION DEPARTMENT AND AS

WELL AS OUR FINANCIAL RECORD FILES,HENCE WE COULD NOT PROPERLY VIEW YOUR INFO DETAILS. BUT IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS BY (ELECTRONIC SENDING ERROR),KINDLY INFORM US TO ENABLE SORT THIS OUT.


IN OTHERWORDS,KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATIONS TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A

MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE

FEDERALGOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.

IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND

THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR DUE FUND VALID US$6M SIX MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT

INFO. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERTANCE ON YOUR BEHALF.


1. YOUR NAME:...................................

2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...........................

4. FAX..........................................

5. AGE.........................................

6. SEX.........................................

7. YOUR OCCUPATION:............................


AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NESSCCARY PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO REMMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.


THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE

SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/ FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER

ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.


HOWEVER,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS AFTER THAT, WE SHALL CONSIDER THAT WE ARE NOT PAYING INTO THE WRONG

ACCOUNT NAME, AND PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID

MRS.WHITE,ON YOUR BEHALF.

IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WRONG PAYMENT.


WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES THE DELAY IN TRANSFERING OF THIS

FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU AS A RESULT OF BURNT MIXED UP AND ERRONEOUS

FILES.



FOR US TO CONSIDER YOU SERIOUS AND START PROCESSING YOUR PAYMENT REPLY TO THIS E-mail: profsoludo@ummah.org



REGARDS,


PROF CHARLES C.SOLUDO

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR (CBN).

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

TEL: 234-806-6576994

WEBSITE:WWW.CENBANK.ORG


CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS

CC: SENATE PRESEDENT

CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]

CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA



- Prof Charles Soludo

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