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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "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)
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • cbn_directpaymenti@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "payofficecbn3@terra.es" <payofficecbn3@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:07:25 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Dear Contract Beneficiary



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PAYMENT DEPARTMENT (C.B.N) TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA
ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT no #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR &
OFFICE OF PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OPERATION MANAGER
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)

REV. DR. EDWINE WILLIAMS,
EMAIL: cbn_directpaymenti@myway.com
DIRECT LINE;234-1-760-1711

APOLOGIES FOR OUR PAYMENT NET WORK PROBLEM!!!
MAV NO:/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,

Dear Contract Beneficiary

We apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences
and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were
having some minor problems with our payment system, which is
inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the
aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract
payments. We apologies once again.

>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria your name is on the list major contract
beneficiaries who have not received their payments for the Federal
Plateau Project.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that
from the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is
USD$10.7Millions Dollars but what we are going to pay you now is
$5.7.Million dollars the rest of your money will be pay to you in next
two month so kindly contact us for the immediate transfer of your already
approved funds ok!

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the followings:


1) Your full name.....................
2) Phone, fax and mobile #....................
3) Company name, position and address..............
4) Profession,age andmarital status....................
5) Working I.D or International passport....................

As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment
will be made to your Nominated Bank account (OR) In a certified bank draft
from Central Bank of Nigeria which will be deliver to you through our
Presidential Courier Company, The Courier Agent will Accompany you to your
bank to make sure that your account is credited before coming back to Nigeria.

Note/ all responds must goes with our secret code to avoid Internet scammer’s
penetration: This Internet Hackers have some powerful Microsoft wear they are
using to penetrate into our WEBSITE and hark all the information’s they are
using to defraud people in the name Prof Charles Soludo, please we want you
to keep this secret code confidently and don’t disclose it to any body until
you receive your payment, and Note that any mail from Central Bank of Nigeria
must goes with our secret code.

Your secret code is (GOD IS GREAT), we will get back to you as soon as you
respond to our mail.

As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and
clear payment to contractors, I strongly recommend that you promptly start your
clearance as soon as possible for immediate transfer of your funds.

YOURS SINCERELY,

Rev: Dr.Edwine Williams
Operation Manager Payment Department
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Federal Republic of Nigeria(FRN)
EMAIL: cbn_directpaymenti@myway.com
DIRECT LINE;234-1-760-1711

NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO
LATE FOR YOU TO RECIVE YOUR PAYMENT.


Dear Contract Beneficiary





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