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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • cenbankpaymentofficeint@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Charles soludo <cenbankpaymentofficeint@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:08:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.


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








THE DESK OF PROFESSOR. CHARLES C. SOLUDO

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

INTERNATIONAL RIMMITANCE DEPARTMENT.

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS: # CBN HOUSE, Tinubu square,

Eleke Crescent-Victoria Island Marina,

Victoria island Lagos Nigeria West Africa.

P.O.Box 55037 Falomo Ikoyi Lagos Island Marina.

EMAIL:contractpaymentint@msn.com

WEBSITE: www.cenbank.org.


ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR:


IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT. CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009


This is in Acknowledgement of Your Immediate Contract

Payment. Contract Number #: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009. On behalfof the entire staffs of the central bank of Nigeria, and

the federal government of Nigeria in collaborated with the

Authorities who are in charge of foreign contract payments.

We Apologies, for the delay of your Contract payment and

all the Inconveniences and Inflict that we might have

indulge you through.

However, we were having some minor problems with our

payment system, which have demoralized us. And have cause a

lot of predicament to us that are Inexplicable. Which have

held us stranded and Indolent, not having the perseverance

and Aspiration to devote our 100% Assiduity in accrediting

foreign contract payments. We apologies once again for all

inconveniences.

From the Records of outstanding contractors due for payment

with the federal government of Nigeria, your name and

company was discovered as next on the list of the

outstanding contractors who have not yet received their

payments.

I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in

square hole, and can be voguish for 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$7,000,000.00

(seven million United States dollars).

Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.

2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

3) Company name, position and address.

4) Profession, age and marital status.

5) Working I?d/Int'l passport.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will

be made to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your

nominated bank account directly from central bank of

Nigeria.

Yours Faithfully,

Professor. Charles c. Soludo

Executive Governor,

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Website: www.cenbank.org.



NB: Kindly forward all future e-mail correspondence to this

contractpaymentint@msn.com for proper attention and quick response to your payment as it's ought to be attended to avoid delays.

- Charles soludo

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