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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:
  • "charles soludo" (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)
• 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.
  • profsoludocharles11@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Charles C." <profcharless_cbn@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:24:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, CBN/TREAT URGENTLY!!!


ATTN: MR. JUSTIN THYME, THE AGREED CODEWORD AND PHRASE IS "42" as well as "Spectrum Is Green". AT THIS POINT, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, CBN FURTHER RE-ADVISED THAT YOU FORWARD IMMEDIATELY THE TELLER OF THE TRANSFER PAYMENT FOR AN IMMEDIATE OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE PAYMENT AND YOUR FAILURE TO DO THIS ACCORDINGLY REQUESTED BY THE OFFICIAL VIRTUE OF THIS MAIL, CBN WILL THEN HAVE TO DISREGARD THE PAYMENT AS PURPORTED PAYMENT WITHOUT OFFICIAL DETAIL TRACE CONFIRMATION AND BY SO DOING, CBN WILL NOT FOR ANY REASON RELEASE YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT VALUED $25MILLION USDOLLARS.

REGARDS, PROF. CHARLES C. SOLUDO--- On Tue 07/11, Justin Thyme &lt; justin_thyme@inoutbox.com &gt; wrote:From: Justin Thyme [mailto: justin_thyme@inoutbox.com]To: profcharless_cbn@excite.comDate: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:48:55 +0100Subject: Re: FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, CBN/TREAT URGENTLY!!!You have not quoted the agreed codeword or phraseJustin Thyme

On 7/11/06, Charles Soludo &lt;profsoludocharles11@yahoo.com&gt; wrote:





ATTN: MR. JUSTIN THYME CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HEREBY ADVICE YOU FORWARD IMMEDIATELY THE TELLER OF THE TRANSFER PAYMENT. AT THE RECEIPT CONFIRMATION OF THE PAYMENT TELLER, CBN IS OFFICIALLY EXPECTED TO RELEASE YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT VALUED $25MILLION USDOLLARS ONLY TO YOUR DOORSTEP. REGARDS, PROF. CHARLES C. SOLUDO



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