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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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)
• 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_charles_006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Prof Charles Soludo <prof_charles_006@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: prof-charles-soludo@kenwilsonn.com
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 16:40:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WRITE ME BACK


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: prof_charles_006@yahoo.com

Office Of The Governor

Prof, Charles Soludo.

Governor Central Bank Of Nigeria

Phone: 234-1471319

Telefax 234-1471319

Email: prof-charles-soludo@kenwilsonn.com

Attn: Honorable Contractor/Inheritance,

YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACTOR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT !!!

PAYMENT.CONTRACT#:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/008.

OUR REF: PYT-PED/FGN/NNPC-1024.

I wish to inform you that i have received unconditional instruction from the office of the Presidency Federal Republic Of Nigeria by the President himself Chief General Olusengun Obasanjo, to release part payment of $12.800,000m usd (Twelve Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into your nominated account.

Your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding Contractors/Inheritance who have not received their payment. Also note that from my record going through your file, your outstanding payment is not $12.800,000m usd, but the government decided to compensate few foreigners based on the promise our president gave to the united nation on anti- corruption in line with this development, i have therefore signed your payment draft. A draft payment covering your $12.8 million us dollars contract sum have been raised in your favor to be drawn from Central bank of Nigeria off shore account in America and Europe.

This is because the federal government of Nigeria has directed that all foreign payments at this time that involved huge sums of money should be paid by classified bank draft as measure to check terrorist account operation and to be able to monitor every payment in line with this development, i have therefore signed your payment draft. As a matter of urgency, you are hereby advised to contact my office to enable me instruct the international remittance department of central bank of Nigeria for the mailing of your draft. Contact my office via email: prof-charles-soludo@kenwilsonn.com

Because of the inherent communication problem in Nigeria on email address, be advised to forward your address where you would like the draft to be sent to and your telephone numbers, also you can as well arrange for a physical collection of your draft from the central bank of Nigeria here.

Be warned, you should avoid and prevent any thing that can cause unnecessary delay as this may be the last opportunity for you to receive your payment, hence all your past efforts and contacts have failed you.

Note: reply me through my private e-mail address: prof-charles-soludo@kenwilsonn.com

Congratulations,

Yours Sincerly,

Prof, Charles Soludo.

Governor Central Bank Of Nigeria.

- Prof Charles Soludo

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