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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)
  • "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.
  • foreignunit1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FOREIGN UNIT" <foreignunit2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sldprf@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:18:38 +0000
Subject: DID YOU ??

  

                                                 CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

                                    TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIAISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA

                

  

                                      FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

                                           CENTRAL BANK OFNIGERIA

                                             TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS

From the Desk Of:

Prof Charles Soludo

Executive Governor (CBN)

                             REMITTANCE ADVICE.

 

 

ATTN: Pls,

 

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

 

DID YOU AUTHORISED ONE MR.LOUIS HENRIK WHO PRESENTATED DOCUMENT OF CLAIM  PURPORTED TO HAVE SIGNED BY YOU  FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PART-PAYMENT OF 5MILLION USD ONLY.

 

PLEASE RECONFIRM BACK TO ME TO AVOID ANY IRREGULARITIES AS YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFFERED (BASED ON URGENT  INSTRUCTIONS  RECEIVED  THIS MORNING FROM THE PRESIDENCY OFFICE .).

 

TO THAT EFFECT , YOU  ARE  ADVISED NOT TO RESPOND TO ANY MAIL OR FAX CONCERNING YOUR FUND FROM ANY BODY WHO CLAIM TO BE OR YOUR AGENT AS YOUR FUND IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERED IMMEDAITELY BY THE AUTHORITIES  OF THIS OFFICE.

 

YOU ARE WARNED AND ADVISED TO FOLLOW-UP INSTRUCTIONS AS REGARDS TO YOUR FUND.

THE ABOVE IS YOUR PAYMENT (REF.# .(000999/CBN/7535/2003.) FOR THE SECURITY OF YOUR FUND .ANY MAIL OR FAXES WITH OUT YOUR PAYMENT NUMBERS  AS STATED ABOVE , SHOULD BE DISREGARDED  IMMEDIATELY .

 

LASTLY,YOU ARE DIRECTED   AND ADVISED TO FORWARD YOUR REPLY TO THIS EMAIL  ADDRESS ..... (  FOREIGNUNIT1@HOTMAIL.COM  )

 

WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS  URGENCY REQUIRED .

REGARDS,

 

Waiting as urgency required .

 

 

THANKS

  

YOURS SINCERELY,

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO

GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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