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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)
  • "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.
  • charles_soludo303@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: charles soludo <charles_soludo303@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 04:46:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DIPLOMATIC COURIE SERVICE



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

ATTENTION Amarjit Singh,

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

It is OK to contact me via e-mail:charles_soludo303@myway.com

YOURS SINCERELY,

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



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