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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • info_centralbankcbn_@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO" <prof_soludocbn_2006@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: INFO_CENTRALBANKCBN_@MYWAY.COM
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:23:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTRACT PROCEEDS FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA FCT, NIGERIA.

PAYMENT FROM FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
E-mail: info_centralbankcbn_@myway.com




Attn: (Honourable Beneficiary) AMARJIT SINGH


CONTRACT PROCEEDS FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

Congratulations and completement of the season! As a result of the discovery during the interim financial records/audits conducted after the 4th quarter in the year 2006 by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), I am mandated to make this acknowledgement officially to you by the powers imposed on me as the Executive Governor of this Apex Bank of the Nation; and therefore say as follows:

1) that your are next on the payment list for the 1st quarter of the year 2006.

2) that the Federal Ministry of Finance has forwarded to Central Bank of Nigeria successful people who are beneficiaries of contract proceeds of which fund is ready for remittance purposes.

3) The payment will will be effected and processed through the Foreign Remittance Department of this apex bank as soon as you respond to this notifiaction.

4) You shall be issued payment by draft or by telegraphic wire transfer (KTT).


Your contract proceeds information is underlisted:

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
FILE #: 0137
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: CBN329606124498
AMOUNT: US$14.65 MILLION

FOR RE-CONFIRMATION AND PAYMENT PURPOSE, FORWARD AS FOLLOWS:

1) YOUR FULL NAMES
2) YOUR ADDRESS
3) YOUR BANK DETAILS FOR REMITTANCE PURPOSE
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY)
5) AGE, SEX, COUNTRY
6) TELEPHONE AND FAX


In swift response to this notification within few days from now, our bank will move into action towards payment processing arrangement for this 1st quarter payment of the year.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Yours sincerely,

Prof. CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CBN.






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