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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• 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)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • prof_c02005@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • profcharlessoludo@edumail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?CENTRAL=20BANK=20OF=20NIGERIA?= <prof_c02005@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: profcharlessoludo@edumail.co.za
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:11:58 +0530 (IST)
Subject: FROM PROF CHARLES


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: prof_c02005@yahoo.co.in

The information contained in this E-mail and/or attachments may



contain protected health, legally privileged, or otherwise



confidential information intended only for the use of the individual



(s) concerned. If you, the reader of this message, are not the



intended recipient, you are



hereby notified that you may not further disseminate, distribute,



disclose, copy or forward this message or any of the content herein.



If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender



immediately and delete the original



Attn; To Whom It May Concern



SUBJECT; FUND TRANSFER.




THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT I AM IN RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUND



TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, BE AWARE THAT COMMERCIAL BANKS IN THIS



COUNTRY ARE NOT AUTHORISED TO TRANSFER MONEY ABOVE ONE



MILLIONFIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OF



THISCOUNTRYWITHOUTDUECLEARANCE FROM MY




OFFICE IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.



HOWEVER I HAVE ACKNOWLADGED RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION IN TRANSFERING



YOUR MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.




MY OFFICE HAVE BEEN MANDATED BY THE PRESIDENT,FEDERAL EXCUTIVE COUNCIL,ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION,AND NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR BANKERS FORUM TO DELIVER THEFUND



CASH DIRECTLY TO YOUR DOORSTEP, THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC MEANS, THE MONEY WILL BE



CONCEALED IN TWO METAL BOXES AND WILL BE LABELED AS PERSONAL BELONGING



SO AS TO OBTAIN FULL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY COVERAGE TO ENSURE A HITCH-FREE



DELIVERY,THIS ARRANGMENT WAS IMPLEMENTED TO BEAT THE FRAUDSTERS AND



REVIVE OUR COUNTRY'S ECONOMY/IMAGE.




I SO SYMPATHISE WITH YOU FOR THE LONG DELAY IN RECEIVING YOUR MONEY DUE



TO YOUR INABILITY TO LOCATE THE PROPER INSTITUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH SERVICE IN THIS COUNTRY.



THE MODE OF OUR OPERATION IS AS FOLLOWS; 1;YOU ARE TO INFORM THIS OFFICE THE NAME OF YOUR



NEARESTINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO ENABLE US ENROUTE THE DIPLOMATIC TICKET



CORRECTLY AND ALSO MAIL US FIRST AND SECOND PAGE OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT



OR ANY OTHER IDENTITY AS WE SHALL FORWARD TO YOU THE DIPLOMAT'S PASSPORT TO ENABLE YOU IDENTIFY HIM ON HIS ARRIVAL.



2;YOUR PRESNCE WILL ALSO BE NEEDED IN YOUR AIRPORT TO RECEIVE THE



DIPLOMAT ON ARRIVAL SO THAT BOTH OF YOU WILL MOVE STRAIGHT TO YOUR



NOMINATED BANK IN LODGING THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, THEREFORE YOU



WILL ENDORSE CERTAIN VITAL DOCUMENT CONFIRMING THE INTACT RECEIPT OF YOUR



FUND, THIS WILL ENABLE US TO WRITE REPORTS BACK TO THE OFFICES INVOLVED



IN PASSING THE BILL TO BECOME A LAW ON RECEIPT OF YOUR FUND.AND MY



OFFICIAL ID SHALL BE SENT TO YOU.




FINALLY,UPON CONFIRMATION OF YOUR READINESS TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY WE



SHALL AS SOON AS POSIBLE START PROCESSING THE NECCESSARY DOCUMENTATION



AS REGARD THE SAFE DELIVERY OF THE CONSIGNMENT TO YOUR COUNTRY AND THE



KEYS OF THE BOXESSHALL BESENTTOYOUVIACOURIERSERVICE.



CALL ME ON RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION AS I OPERATE



24HOURS EACH DAY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.




AWAITING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.



REGARDS ,



PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO



THE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA



PRINTING AND MINTING.




DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE UNIT



TEL, 234 8024545261



ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:(profcharlessoludo@edumail.co.za )



- CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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