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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348029276709 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mailcentbanknig@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRA BANK OF NIGERIA -CBN OFFICE <cha_csolu_do05@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <mailcentbanknig@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:20:04 +0000
Subject: YOUR FUND PAYMENT CREDIT ADVICE



>From the Desk Of:Prof Charles SoludoExecutive Governor (CBN) Attn: Honorable Contractor/Inheritance Beneficiary, This is to inform you that the newly elected President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria Alhaji Umar Musa Yar' Adua has given me the instruction through the Newly
setup presidential payment monitoring Ad-hoc committee to transfer your contract
inheritance fund into your account. So,You are hereby requested to send to me,
your telephone and fax numbers through email for immediate attention to a speedy
re-active wire transfer of your fund payment as instructed by the presidency.
I also discovered that you have been in contacts with some criminals/imposters
here in Nigeria over this fund payment, You are rather strictly advice to
immediately STOP any further contact with this Criminals for they have nothing to
offer to you. As soon as I receive your response email message,with your contact information as
requested from you, I will inform you on what to do and when your fund will will
be confirmed in your account. Call me 234-802 927 6709 immediately you receive this email message,or reply only
through this official Email: mailcentbanknig@yahoo.com Yours Sincerely,
Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo.Governor, Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)


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