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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • charles1_s@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • cbnchrls@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "charles soludo1" <charles1_s@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:39:49 +0100
Subject: THIS IS CENTRAL BANK OF CHARLES SOLUDO CBN

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA 64 x 75 pixels - 3k - gif www.nigeriahighcommissionuk.com	Central Bank of Nigeria 50 x 50 pixels - 3k - gif www.privatebanking.info	The Central Bank of Nigeria is 502 x 99 pixels - 12k - jpg www.nigeriaprisms.org	... Central African Republic Chad ... 360 x 135 pixels - 16k - gif www.kmstools.com

DEAR   FRIEND  SIR.

THIS  IS  CHARLES  SOLUDO  CBN.

LET  ME  EXPLAIN  TO  YOU  VERY  WELL  THAT  YOUR  LAST  PAPER  TO  GET  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND  TO  BE  DONE  HAS  ALREADY  PUT  IN  PLACE  BE  WAITING  FOR  YOUR  ATTEMPT  TO  SEND  YOUR  LITTLE  FEE.

ALSO  WE  SHALL  ADVICE  YOU  THAT  HSBC  BANK  LONDON  HAS  ALREADY  SET  THEIR  TELEGRAPHIC  NUMBER  TO  TRANSFER  YOUR  FUND  AS  WE  HAVE  WITHNESS THE  WHOLE  THING  VISIBLE  WITHOUT  DOUBT.

KINDLY  COMPLETE   YOUR  ASSIGMENT  ABOUT  THIS  PAPER  BECAUSE  HSBC  BANK  HAS  ALRAEDY  SWEAR   AN  OAT  THAT  IF  YOU  WILL  GET  THIS  PAPER  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND  MUST  BE  DONE.

I  AM  READY  NOW  TO  HELP  YOU  SEND  THIS  LAST  PAPER  TO  YOU  AND  HSBC  BANK  LONDON  FOR  THEIR  ACTION  ABOUT  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND  BASE  IF  YOU  CAN  COMPLETE  THIS  LAST  LITTLE  FEE.

YOU  CAN  CALL  ME  ON  PHONE  FOR  ORAL  DISCUSSION.

PHONE :  234-805-5462866    OR  234-803-4826233   OR  EMAIL >   charles1_s@hotmail.com     PLUS    cbnchrls@yahoo.com

ALL  CORRESPONDENT  EMAIL  SHALL  BE  IN  ANY  OF  THIS  TWO  EMAIL  ADDRESS.

MAY  GOD  BE  WITH  YOU  AND  YOUR  FAMILY.

THANKS  CHARLES  SOLUDO  CBN.

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