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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:
  • "charles soludo" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Soludo Charles <professor_soludo55555@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:27:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PAYMENT ADAVICE/ACCEPT OUR CONGRATULATIONS IN ADAVANCE'''


Attn;Justin Thyme,
Be adviced to remit the fee as required for the final release of your fund to your bank account as programmed with us.

Please find below the payment information and quickly wire the $ 50,000 USD. to the account as stated below for final clearance and auditing which will allow your transfer to hit your Bank account .

Please pay through our agency account.
SPARKASSE BANK STORMAN,
STAPELFELD GERMANY.
SWIFT CODE;HSHNDEH1STO.
BANK CODE;23051610.ACC#150004499.
ACC. NAME;KONPART GMBH HAMBURG.

Finally, be informed that this is the final payment/obligation required from you for your fund to be transfer to your account. hence you are urged to quickly make the remitance of the $50,000 USD. As stated above to ensure quick transfer and conclude of this transfer claims to you as the real beneficiary of the fund .

Accept our congratulations in advance as you make use of this adavantage to receive your long delayed fund.

Yours Faithfully,
Professor Charles Soludo
Cbn.



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