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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 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.
  • csoludocbn@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CSOLUDO CBN <csoludocbn2004@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: csoludocbn@jmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:36:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: contract your payment


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

TINUBU SQUARE

LAGOS-NIGERIA



OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

PROF,CHARLES C.SOLUDO.

GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF

NIGERIA.


ATTN


I want to assure you that there is light at the end of the tunnel after all the disappointment and frustrations that you have gone through in the hands of the fraudsters and impostors.

The good news is that you can still receive your contract payment if you do the right thing.Please do not allow anybody to deceive and defraud you again.

I am the only person with the constitutional power and authority to transfer your contract payment.

Without my signature no beneficiary will ever receive one cent from CBN.

All the powers to transfer any contract payment belongs to me and to no one else.There is only one genuine CBN Governor and that is me and no other person.

The only way I can prove myself is to transfer your funds into your account within 24hours that you have fulfilled CBN transfer condition.

You have suffered enough in the hands of the fraudsters

It is now time for you to see the light and receive your contract payment.

Stop listening to all the stupid,baseless and senseless stories from the fraudsters as to the reasons why your contract payment is being delayed.

They are not telling you the truth.

The plain truth is that they do not have the power to effect your contract payment.

I am responsible for withholding your contract payment file,so if you like pay,pay,

pay to the fraudsters until you are tired and frustrated of paying,

you will still not receive one dollar until you adhere strictly to this genuine CBN transfer conditions.

Contact me immediately you receive this letter through

email{csoludocbn@jmail.co.za]

if you are serious about receiving your contract payment.

I will effect your transfer within 24hours that you have contacted me.

PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO

HONOURABLE GOVERNOR,CBN


ALSO YOU ARE ADVISE TO RECONFIRM YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION





- CSOLUDO CBN

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