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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: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:49:31 +0100
Subject: The central Bank of charles soludo in contact with you.

 

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  .

THIS  IS  CHARLES  SOLUDO  CBN.

 

Let   me  advice  you  that  we  deserve   all  our  honesty  this  time  around  to  make  sure  you  will  receive  your  transfer  fund  from  HSBC  BANK  LONDON  that  is  why  we  kept  your  paper  till  today  and  i  will  urge  you   to  make  move  in  respect  of  your  last  paper  as  you  know  we  cannot  do  any  wrong  to  you  than  if  you  can  fullfil  this  little  fee  i  will  make  sure  you  will  get  your  transfer  fund  .

we  central  bank  loves  customer  we  dont  want  any  dent  in  our  name  that  is  why  we  countinue  to  contact  you  to  have  your  paper.

Let  me  inform  you  that  if  you  send  this  fee  just  make  your  account  ready  to  receive  your  transfer  because  this  is  last  suffer  then  the  next  thing  is  to  get  your  transfer  and  when  do  this  dont  receive  any  other   email  from  another  person  or  illegal  bank  to  avoid  bag  eggs  due  to  your  transfer  must  enter  for  sure.

 

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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