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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "charles soludo" <econtact_info@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 08:36:43 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT


*CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA.
(OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04*

*Attn: Honorable Contractor,

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal
government of Nigeria your name and company was discovered as next on the
list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Firstly, I plead on
behalf of my country and the Central Bank Of Nigeria for not contacting you
all this while as regards your contract payments which I know by now must
have cost you some inconveniences, I am promising you on behalf of the
Central Bank Of Nigeria that this will no repeat it self any more advice you
to co-operate with me and listen to my advice as the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) will not be held responsible for any lapses or mis-direction of your
fund due to your inability of you to co-operate with me who is in-charged as
the Executive Governor.

Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment
is us $22.5 Million Dollars (TWENTY TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THAUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLARS). Kindly re-confirm to me if this is inline with what
you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings,

(1) Full name and Address
(2) phone, fax and mobile phone numbers
(3) company's name, position and address
(4) profession, age and marital status
(5) copy of international passport or Driver's License for Identification.

As soon as this in formations are received, your payment will be made to you
in a certified bank draft or wired transfer from central bank of
Nigeriainto your nominated Bank account. Get back to me as soon
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*.
*
YOURS SINCERELY,
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO.
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN )*

*TEL--002348028077517*

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