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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 delivery"
• 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 delivery" ("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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • cbn_bankingtransfer@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • cbn_2contractpayment@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO" <cbn_bankingtransfer@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: cbn_2contractpayment@myway.com
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 03:24:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION!!


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



FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

THE PRESIDENCY APPROVED


CENTRAL BANK OF IGERIA

TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA



FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,

Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,

A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04



IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009



Attn Honorable Contractor,


I am here in acknowledgement and reconfirmation of your personal details and your email in swift response inregards to your contract payments of Ten Million UnitedState Dollars(usd$10m)forwarded to my humble office fromthe federal government of Nigeria revenue office for immediate payment. I am prof.charles c.soludo. The executive governor central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN)


Firstly, I plead on behalf of my country and the Central Bank of Nigeria for not contacting you all this while as regards your contract payment, which I know by now, must have cost you some inconvineince, I am promising You on behalf of the central bank of Nigeria that this will not repeat itself any more.


I want you to know that your payment is valid and maintained with us here. I have ensured that you receive your fund through an international certified bank draft acceptable and payable to you. I advice you to cooperate with me and listen to my advice as the Central Bank of Nigeria (cbn) will not be held responsible for any lapses or miss-direction of your fund due to your inability to cooperate with me who is in-charge as the executive governor of the central bank of Nigeria (CBN).


I can not vividly explain how this payment was generated or accured to you, but i was informed before I resumed my humble office in the month of may 2004 that a contract with the federal government was executed in your favor by a foreign contractor, who at the point of execution did not receive his payments. Coupled with the fact that the computer departments of the central bank was burnt down some months ago before I resumed this humble office, and all available informations as regards your informations that was dropped by the foreign contractor was missing as well, when we were able to trace burnt files we were only left with your email address which I can not see clearly.


When this payment notification was forwarded to my humble office, I decided to contact you for immediate payment in an international certisfied bank draft payable to you in your name, which will be delivered to your door step by a diplomatic courier company in the name of Courier Diplomatic Delivery Company, as soon as your delivery arrangements have been concluded and also if your full details are in line with the details at the Ministry Of Finance.


Reply to (cbn_2contractpayment@myway.com) with the following information in your next mail so proper verification and clarification can proceed.


1) Your full name.

2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

3) Company name, position and address.

4) Profession, age and marital status.

5) Copy Of Int‘l Passport.



As soon as this information are received, your payment will be made to you either by diplomatic cash delivery or wired to your bank account directly from Central Bank of Nigeria. You are advised to respond immediately as soon as you receive this letter for a serious discussion with me, you can reply me through my private email address: cbn_2contractpayment@myway.com



Best Regards,


Prof. Charles c. Soludo.

Executive governor,

Central bank of Nigeria (cbn).

- PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO

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