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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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348033044733 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: CHARLES SOLUDO <apexbank_cbngovernor@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:36:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


Attn:Roderic Fabermann ,

Reference to my telephone conversation with you,sorry for my inability to send to you the contract award certificate.It was as a result of my official duty,but now I am back to my office.

Please can you provide a fax nuber so that I can send the contract award certificate to you or can I send it to you via email attachment,i need to hear from you before i send the document.Believe you me this is for real,you have nothing to fear or worry about because I am the governor of the Nigeria Apex bank(Central Bank),I have the power to transfer this fund once I receive documents from other government parastatals that are involve in this transfer.I can assure you that within 12 working days this fund will be in your account.It is very important I speak with you on telephone,could you please give me a direct telephone where I can reach you without any hitch and after discussing with you and you are not convinced you can then forget the whole transfer or you better still call me with this direct telephone number today +234-803-3044-733.

I await for you call.

Thanks,

Prof Charles Soludo







Thank you for your totally great response.

To be honest, I am not someone who think much about the supernatural but some strange things have been occurring to me, including your letter. I am not sure if I should treat them as a warning.

Please do understand that I had said in my previous email that I have concluded to continue with this lovely plan. All I am needing now is please for you to provide some unmistakable evidence of how it will work.

Also I have been worried: what about European bank investigations?

I will expect your reply.

Good wishes,

Mr. Roderic Fabermann

By the way I endeavored to call the phone number supplied but it does not work. Sorry.

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