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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Executive Governor Central Bank Of Nigeria." <ecentralbankofnigeria1@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:51:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT!VICTIMNAME



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA



DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO


Our ref: CBN/CPN9/04

Your ref RJ99/NNPD/503

Attention: VICTIMNAME,

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria your name and company is on the list major contractors who have not received their payments for the Federal Plateau Project.
I wish to inform you that your payment is
being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is $3.5million USD (Three Million Five Hundrand United States Dollars).
Please re-confirm tome if this is in line with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings via this email

1) Your full name.

2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

3) Company name, position and address.

4) Profession , age and marital status.

As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft from Central Bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bankfor confirmation. You must call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this mail for a serious discussion with me and also get back to me immedaitely via the above E-mail. As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to
contractors,

I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as soon as possible.

Faithfully,

PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria




Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.







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