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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof Charles Soludo" <profcharles.solud5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: profcharles.soludogovcbn@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:59:20 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND, WITH DUE RESPECT SIR, LET US UTILIZE THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
(OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
 
From: Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

 

Dear: Friend,    

 

 My name is Prof. Charles Soludo, the Executive Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN). I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our bank with account number 14-255-114 whose name is Late Mr. Aloysius Han , a citizen of your country who perished in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter.
 
Before he died he deposited the sum of (USD$72.3M)Seventy two million three hundred thousand United States Dollars in our bank (CBN) with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he got back from vacation in Mexico.
 
Since his death we have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to help in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable by my bank where the deposit was made.
 
Now I and the management of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has issued an official notice to provide the next of kin or have the money confisticated within the next 30 official working days.
 
Since we have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same name with the deceased, so that the proceeds of this deposit can be sent to you and then you and I can share the money.50% to me and 50% to you.
 
Please you are free to give your own opinion on this transaction modality if you wish.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up every claim we may make.
 
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us See this transaction through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
 
Be rest assured that this business is 100% risk free.
I wait for your prompt response.
 
Best Regards,
 
Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria {CBN}.

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