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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• 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.
  • cbncharlesoludo1968@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF CHARLES C. SOLUDO" <cbncharlesoludo1968@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:58:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT IS READY FOR TRANSFER


FROM THE DESK OF PROFESSOR. CHARLES C. SOLUDO (GOVERNOR),

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
INTERNATIONAL RIMMITANCE DEPARTMENT.
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS: # CBN HOUSE, Tinubu square,
Eleke Crescent-Victoria Island Marina,
Victoria island Lagos Nigeria West Africa.
P.O.Box 55037 Falomo Ikoyi Lagos Island Marina.
EMAIL: cbncharlesoludo1968@yahoo.co.uk

ATTN: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR,
MR VICTIMNAME ,
Chairman
RE:IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.
This is in Acknowledgement of Your Immediate Contract Payment. Contract
Number NNPC/JG/PED/6767/85. On behalf of the entire staffs of the central bank of Nigeria, and the federal government of Nigeria in collaborated with the Contract award committee. We Apologies, for the delay of your Contract payment and all the Inconveniences we might have cause to you.

However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which have demoralized us. And have cause a lot of predicament to us that are Inexplicable.Which have held us stranded and Indolent, not having the perseverance and Aspiration to devote our 100% Assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments.We apologies once again for all inconveniences.

>From the Records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square hole, and can be voguish for that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$30.5 M (thirty million five hundren thausand dollars).

Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Age and marital status.
5) Working I?d/Int'l passport.
6) Your banking informations

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your nominated bank account
directly from central bank of Nigeria.Please stop every communication you have with any body regarding your fund and pay attention to me as a Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) i will make sure you receive your overdue contract payment.

Regards,
Professor. Charles c. Soludo
Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

NB: Kindly forward all future e-mail correspondence to this e-mail account
(cbncharlesoludo1968@yahoo.co.uk) for proper attention
and quick response to your payment as it's ought to be attended to avoid delays.


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