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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:
  • "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "million 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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "charles c. 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)
  • "www.cenbank.org" (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.
  • +2348054740218 (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.
  • cbncontpaymentoffice@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Office Mail" <officemail008@mailqatar.com>
Reply-To: <cbncontpaymentoffice@o2.pl>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:04:00 +0300
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY 26/07/2007

CENTRAL BANK PAYMENT UPDATES...
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK ,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA .
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,

PROF. CHARLES CHUKWUMA SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
OFFICIAL MAIL:cbncontpaymentoffice@o2.pl
OFFICE LINE:+234-805-474-0218
WEBSITE: www.cenbank.org

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND IT IS NOT A SALES SOLICITATION.

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

I am Professor Charles C. Soludo Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The mentioned bank is known for the safekeeping of special and valuable packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.

We work in collaboration with top firms and Governments of various countries as we have earned a name as a service whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are revered. International missions and Embassies of the world have used our services to satisfaction.
A benefactor whose identity can not be disclosed because of the Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement that was signed with the said benefactor when the funds were being deposited in the Central Bank of Nigeria, made you the beneficiary of a package containing some amount of money and stated clearly that you should only be contacted when the time signed for it to be in our care elapses and the time has already elapsed that is why you are being contacted.

The Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement signed with the benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the benefactor's identity 18 months after you; the beneficiary has received the funds.
The funds totals $10.000, 000.00 (Ten Million Dollars) I shall re-confirm to you are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are available in the form of CASH.

You are hereby advised to reconfirm your Full Contact Information for verification with information contained in our computer database as well as other relevant information in the format stated below so that the funds would be arranged by the diplomats who will be moving the funds from the Central Bank of Nigeria to be brought to you.

I would also inform you clearly here that you must procure an affidavit of claim of ownership before the commencement of the diplomat bringing the funds to you, this you will be informed as soon as your information is received.

The Diplomats shall accompany you to your bank (if you want them to) to deposit the funds in your name and submit all documentations of proof of the origin of the funds in other to exonerate you from any form of investigations or interrogation and to authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.

The Requested Information is to ensure that no mistake or error is made and it should be forwarded in the manner stated below:

Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:
1 Your Full Name
2 Complete Residential Addresses and Work Address
3 Direct Telephone Numbers both Fax
4 Ages, Sex, Occupation
5 A copy of your International Passport or Driving License.

Complete the above and send back to my official E-mail below as soon as possible:
Congratulations in advance.

YOURS SINCERELY,

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
PROF. CHARLES CHUKWUMA SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
OFFICIAL MAIL:cbncontpaymentoffice@o2.pl
OFFICE LINE:+234-805-474-0218
WEBSITE: www.cenbank.org

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