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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:
  • "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)
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  • charlessoludo_cbnbank@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CHARLES SOLUDO <charlessoludo_cbnbank@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:44:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA
ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
FOREIGNREMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06.


RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE
ON CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

ATTENTION:VICTIMNAME

Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMF and the instruction by the President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces(Chief General Olusegun Obasanjo) that all outstanding forieghn debts especially next of kin payment should be released to the benefeciaries forthwith unconditionally.

>From the records of outstanding debts due for payment with the Federal government of Nigeria your name was discovered as next on the list of
the outstanding, who have not received their payments.

We 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 my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is us$10.5million dollars(Ten Point Five Million United States Dollars).

Please re-confirm to me if this is online 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) company name, position and address.
4)profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport,drivers linsense,or any valid ID card.

As soon as this information are received, your
payment will be made To you in a Certified Bank Draftfrom central bank of Nigeria or direct Wire Transfer for you to your bank and confirm it.

For us to consider you serious and start processing your payment reply to this email:charlessoludo_cbnbank@yahoo.com

YOURS SINCERELY,



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





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