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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • profcharles_governorcbning@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "charlescbning02@terra.es" <charlescbning02@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:00:51 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/CBN/FGN/MIN/007



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.
45,ZARIA STREET,ABUJA,
GARKI-ABUJA,
EMAIL:(profcharles_governorcbning@yahoo.com)
Website:www.cenbank.org
Our Ref: MAV/CBN/FGN/MIN/007.
Date: 13/08/2007.

ATTENTION:

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/CBN/FGN/MIN/007

From the records of outstanding contractors/benefactor due for payment with the federal Government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of The outstanding contractors/benefactor who have not received their payments.

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 my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$25.5M, (Twenty-five, Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) Please re-confirm to me if this is Online with what you have in your record and all commercial banks has been stopped from faclitating transfer of payment above $1million dollars.This is to aviod scams.

Finally,following the recent past ugly trends of events associated with Nigeria and the settlement of her foreign clients,which gave birth to our agency rights with Nigeria Government we sincerely advice you to be mindful and desist from commitment of money to any local representatives for purpose of receiving this payment,except if otherwise such is verified and comfired genuine by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) upon approval by the delegates overseeing this transaction.

Note also that contract fund will be released to you in your bank as soon as we receive your information,for safety porposes of this fund,it is now under the costody of Nigerian Government but your clearance papers will be issued to you to enable you contact the financial director of the bank for payment.
Re-confirm to me with the followings.

1. Your full name.................
2. Your full home address................
3. Your private phone number...............
4. Fax...................
5. Age...............
6. Sex..............
7. Your occupation,Company/addresses..........
8. Your valid bank accounts details/address............
9. Your valid international passport......................

Note:Dear, send all your information through my private email address:(profcharles_governorcbning@yahoo.com), for security reasons.

Best Regards,
PROF CHARLES C.SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR (CBN)
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.






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