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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)
  • "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)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • charles_soludo_4@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <intlremittancedept222@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charles_soludo_4@myway.com
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:38:34 +0200
Subject: COMFIRMATION REGARDIND OF PAYMENT

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA.
OFFICE OF THE INTER. REMTTANCE DEPARTMENT (C.B.N
FROM THE DESK OF : PROFESSOR CHARLES C SOLUDO
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)


From the Desk Of:
PROFESSOR CHARLES C SOLUDO.
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.
CONTRACT#:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
RE: OVERDUE PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONS

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS HAS
BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT )-DIRECT WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND
TRANSFER.

MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A SWORN
AFFIDAVIT FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ABUJA, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR
TRUE REPRESENTATIVE, AND THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORISED HER TO RECIEVE YOUR
FUND ON YOUR BEHALF.

HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:
NAME JANET SCOTT.
BANK NAME: CITI BANK, NEWYORK.
BANK ADDRESS: NEW YORK, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS
WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE BEHELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. THE RESERVE BANK
GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN
OVER DUE INHERITTANCE/ CON TRACT FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS
REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
/ FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO ENSURE THAT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE RECIEVE THIS
FUNDS THIS LAST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.
JANE SCOTT IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING
DAYS FROM TODAY. Once again if she is not, kindly furnish this office your
contact details which include your telephone number and also your fax
number, other wise we can go ahead with the information we got from Janet
Scott.


CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

PROFESSOR CHARLES C SOLUDO,
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
REPLY TO E-mail : charles_soludo_4@myway.com

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