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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Charles" <wj73247@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: info_office_governor_cbn@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 22:10:04 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR INHERITED FUND.

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR INHERITED FUND.


I am Prof. Charles C. Soludo, The Executive Governor of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). You are being officially contacted by me today because your inherited fund was deposited into the "Suspense Account" of CBN has been approved for immediate payment.

On assumption of duty as the Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, I inherited some unpaid contract funds owned to foreign contractors. Following the debt pardon granted the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the International communities, the Office of the Presidency, after the Federal Executive Meeting, has directed the CBN, the Apex bank to verify and pay up all unpaid contract funds, hence this contact to you because your information was found as the Next of Kin/business partner of a deceased foreign contractor base here in Nigeria.

Therefore, you are advice to contact this office immediately for further details on the payment of the fund to you.

OFFICIALLY SIGNED.

PROF. CHARLES C. SOLUDO.
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

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