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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)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "www.cenbank.org" (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.
  • edassurancecreditunion@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SOLUDO CHARLES <cbnolineservises001@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:04:56 +0900 (JST)
Subject: RE - DIPLOMATIC COURIE SERVICE

We 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 diplomati 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
To remind you that the diplomats has a transit to Poland and
finally to arrive at your Country as the last destination on their
diplomatic travel route this week,
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
NB; YOU CAN AS WELL WRITE ME BACK THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ; edassurancecreditunion@hotmail.com




Yours Faithfully,



PROF ,CHARLES SOLUDO
(CBN) GOVERNOR.(FGN)
Direct line
website; www.cenbank.org








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