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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348065662306 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • chsolu_cbn102@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: charles soludo <chsolu_cbn102@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: charlesibrahim101@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:08:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAR SUZIE


SUZIE,

THE COMMITTEE HAS FINALLY CONCLUDED THE RECONCILATION EXERCISE, AND HAVE FOUND YOUR NAME WORTHY FOR THE PAYMENT OF 7.5MILLION U$D. THEREFORE, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE APPROVED YOUR PAYMENT AND AS WELL MANDATED MY JUNIOR STAFFS TO PREPARE YOUR FUNDS IN A CERTIFID CHEAQUE WHICH YOU CAN CASH IN ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE IN THE WORLD OTHERWISE, YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN TO CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TO COLLECT YOUR FUNDS. I SHALL SEND TO YOU A SCAN COPY OF YOUR CERTIFIED CHEAQUE.PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW IF IT IS OK BY YOU.

BYE,

Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Direct line: +234-80-65662306
Direct email address;chsolu_cbn102@yahoo.com


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