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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)
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +23418542314 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • office_governor@ny.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Charles Soludo" <paymentoffice12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: prof_charlessoludo_cenbank_ng@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:04:27 +0000
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT APPROVE NOTIFICATION

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

THE PRESIDENCY APPROVED

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

   [OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]

 

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06
Date: June 22th, 2006

 

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. Largest, Real-Time Online Banking Network In Nigeria. Our Core Values Are >>> Humility, Integrity, Empathy, Resilience

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

 

Attn Honorable Contractor

 

We apologies, for the delay of your contract part payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We apologies once again.

 

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria your name and address 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  deliver to your door step as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is USD$14.7 Millions Dollars Only.

 

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings

 

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) position and address.
4) Profession , age and marital status.

 

As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment will be deliver to you in a bank draft through bankers diplomatic company to your door step house.   from Central Bank of Nigeria, Get back to me immedaitely. 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 for more clarification and for immediate delivery of your consignment box to your door step.

 

Be advice to send your reply to the below email address : office_governor@ny.com  Office Direct Telephone: 234-1-8542314

 

 

 YOURS SINCERELY,

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF  NIGERIA (CBN).

NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE FOR YOU

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