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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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  
• 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.
  • proffcharlescbn@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF CHARLES SOLUDO" <proffcharlescbn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: proffcharlescbn@myway.com
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:16:02 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT CREDIT INSTRUCTION IN YOUR FAVOUR

[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,

LAGOS-NIGERIA

Email: proffcharlescbn@myway.com

We have since 24 day of setpember, 2006 received a payment credit instruction from the federal Government of Nigeria to credit your account in the sum of US$25 MILLION with your full contract funds from the Nigerian reserve account with our bank as a sub contrctor. This is to notify you that these funds have 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 Diplomatic Courier Service Roman"and "tele-graphic wire transfer"

NOTE. that this contrctors have since left nigeria.  Be informed as well that the Diplomatic Agency has to move down to your Country in order to deliver the Consignment to your doorstep if you wish. 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 and or the tele graphic wire transfer for easy collection of the consignment/remittances of the approves fund.  

I want you to send your direct mobile phone and your home address, your full bank account details to me immediately, please reply this letter to this e-mail address< proffcharlescbn@myway.com> for further clarifications.

YOURS SINCERELY

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,

GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY

BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE.

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