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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:
  • "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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • c_soludo90@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: c_soludo c_soludo <c_soludo100@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:10:25 +0100 (BST)
Subject: hello


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]

We have this 22th day
of july, 2006 received a payment credit instruction from the federal
Government of Nigeria to credit your account with your full contract
funds from the Nigerian reserve account with our bank.
This is to
notify you that you funds has been programmed for immediate release
into your nominated account but we can not transfer this funds direct
to your nominated bank account, because we are having a little problem
with International Monetary Fund (IMF) so our method of payment is by
Diplomatic Courier Service.

Be inform that every arrangement regarding
your cash payment through diplomatic services has been made; note that
your funds have been package like a consignment.
Be informing that
the Diplomatic Agency has to move down to your Country in order to
deliver the Consignment to your doorstep.
Note that as soon as the
Diplomatic arrive to your Country they will give you a call immediately
to enable you help them to get (Yellow Tag Paper).
You have to help
the diplomats to get (yellow Tag Paper) so that the customs and
immigration will not stop them in Airport, for security reason you are
advice to follow the rules and regulation of the diplomats for easy
collection of the consignment, you have to be to welcome the diplomatic
agent, to enable them deliver the Consignment to you immediately, be
inform that as soon as the diplomatic obtain the above name certificate
they will deliver the Consignment to your door step.

I want you to send your direct mobile phone and your home
address to me immediately, so that as soon as the diplomatic arrive in
State they will call you immediately to notify you.
YOURS SINCERELY, reply to this box; c_soludo90@yahoo.co.uk
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE
FOR YOU.
regards,
charles soludo
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR (CBN)



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