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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "charles c. soludo" (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)
  • "(ecowas)" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: charles soludo <cha_e_sol7@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <edwin_soludo12@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 16:11:30 +0200
Subject: APPROVAL OF PAYMENT SUM OF US$38.5M




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA 15 TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS - NIGERIA



From the desk of:
PROF./ E CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR,CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/FGN-IRD/CBX/021/07

Attn:

APPROVAL OF PAYMENT SUM OF US$38.5M



We apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign payments. We apologies once again.
From the records of outstanding contractors, next of kin, Interest, Inherited and Lotery due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria your name and company is on the list major beneficaries who have not received their payments from Federal Republic of Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in general.
I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file your outstanding payment is USD$38.5 (Thirty-eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings.

1) Your full Name.................................................................................................
2) Phone:........................Fax:..............................Mobile:....................................
3) Company name:..............................................................................................

4) Address:...........................................................................................................

5) Position:..............................................Profession:...........................................
6) Age:.........................................Marital status:..................................................

7) Your banking informations:.............................................................................

8) Working I’d/Int'l passport:................................................................................


As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment will be transfer into your account. Get back to me immedaitely.

As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to beneficiaries, I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as soon as possible ok.

Waiting for your urgent respose.

YOURS SINCERELY,














PROFESSOR/ E CHARLES C. SOLUDOGOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
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