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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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "Central Bank Of Nigeria" <centralbank01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: csgov24@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:45:29 +0100
Subject: Get Back As Soon As Possible


***CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA*
* The CBN Headquarters, Abuja *
**
*
THE CBN HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA. *
** *IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:
**MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009*

*Attn: *

* Congratulations,Sir/Ma,*
* We saw your mail on our data base computer that a funds has
been approved to you and the funds is on the way already but it is in a bank
in united kingdom called WESTMINISTER BANK OF UNITED KINGDOM and there web
mail is www.westministeronline.com. So i will implore you to contact them as
soon as possible and i will want you to get back to us this informations
below. *
**

*Full Name ?*
**
*Mailing Address? *
**
*Accounting information where the funds will be transfered to?*
**
*Your working phone Number?*
**
*This should be done as soon as you got this mail o.k. So that all process
can commence immediately and make sure you contact the Bank in United
Kingdom O.k and get back immediately you contact them o.k
*
** *Best Regards,*

**

**
* *
*Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN* *).
Tel: +234-1-7604936*

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