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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:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +23414720651 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • swiftcard@myway.com
  • 1profcharlesc_soludo@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "contract inheritance payment" <fund_monitoryunitcbn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: udstrong@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:47:18 -0600
Subject: RE:PART PAYMENT ATMCARD APPROVED

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]
Our Ref: CBN/EX/GOV/ATM#4432/06
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Tel:234-1-4720651.

Congratulations



The Board of Directors of Central Bank of Nigeria in complement to the first
General Approval to all the contractors/inheritance claimers, received from
the Federal Government of Nigeria to release your part payment of
US$1,000,000.00 Dollars through our on going Automated Teller Machine Card.
Note that, ATM Card Number; 8278950011110004432, has been tagged with your
filed information, as your card payment number. Your cash receiving ATMCARD
ALLOCATED TO YOU AND SECRET PIN CODE, WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU, When you
successfully submit the under listed requirements to legalize your payment.
the swift card center will send you an atm card which you will use to
withdrew your money from any atm machine in any part of the world, but the
maximum is two thousand dollars per day, so if you like to receive your fund
this way please do let us know by contacting the card payment center on
email(swiftcard@myway.com )and Prof. Charles c. Soludo, Governor Central
Bank of Nigeria on email for more information.(
1profcharlesc_soludo@myway.com ). Tel; 234-1-4720651. And also send the
following information to swift card
(1)SWORN AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM, SHOWING THAT YOU ARE TRULY THE SAME PERSON PER
YOUR FILED DATA, SWORN AT THE HIGH COURT OF PAYEE COUINTRY.

(2)SCAN AN ATTACHED COPY OF YOUR ID, WITH PICTURE.

(3)QUOTE YOUR PAYMENT TRANSACTION CODE #.

(4)YOUR FULL NAME AND TOTAL AMOUNT YOU ARE EXPECITING
(5)PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
(6)address where you want them to send the card through diplomatic courier
service (p.o box not accepted
We assure you of proper conduct to helping you receive your approved fund.
Immediately we receive the above mentioned information/document of Oath. We
will release your ATMCARD VIA your given address as contained in your
payment approval file.
Henceforth, your code of conduct number should accompany all your
correspondence till you receive your fund.
We regret every delay and ask for your co-operation for final payment of
your cash loaded ATMCARD.

Yours faithfully,
Respectfully,
Prof Charles C. Soludo
Executive Governor.
Central Bank of Nigeria

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