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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)
  • "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)
  • "abuja" (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.
  
• 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.
  • officeof_the_presidentnigeria@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • charlessoludo_gvn131@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YARADUA <payallforeigncontractors191@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <officeof_the_presidentnigeria@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:32:38 +0100
Subject: Attention Honorble Contractor/Beneficiary



DATE:17/8.2007
OFFICE OF CHIEF UMARU YARADUA GCFR PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC
Attention Honorble Contractor/Beneficiary




THE PRESIDENCY



OFFICE OF AHALJI UMARU MUSA YARADUA GCFR
PRESIDENT, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ASO-ROCK VILLA ABUJA
EMAIL:officeof_the_presidentnigeria@yahoo.com

From The Desk Of:
PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YARADUA

Our Ref: PRS/COM/00452/IMP

ATTN: CONTRACTOR/INHERITANCE BENEFICIARIES


I AM AHALJI UMARU MUSA YARADUA (GCFR), PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA . I WISH TO INFORM ALL THE CONTRACTOR/INHERITANCE BENEFICIARIES THAT SINCE I ASSUMED OFFICE FOR THE SECOND TENURE ON MAY 29TH 2007 AS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, I HAVE IN NO SMALL MEASURE TRAVELLED TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES, AMERICA, EUROPE AND ASIA TO RESTORE BACK THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP LOST BY OUR PASSED MILITARY REGIME DUE TO THEIR SELFISH INTEREST.

AFTER MY MEETING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND WORLD BANK DIGNITARIES, THE FEDERAL HOUSE OF SENATE HAS DECIDED TO RID OUR ECONOMY OF ENORMOUS DEBT BURDEN TO ENHANCE MORE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MY GOVERNMENT AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.

THEREFORE, I THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA HAVE MAPPED OUT ENOUGH FUNDS TO OFFSET ALL DEBT OWED TO CONTRACTORS BY THE PAST MILITARY GOVERNMENT. I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) AND SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTRACT PAYMENT TO SUBMIT THE FILES OF ALL AFFECTED CONTRACTORS FOR PROPER AUTHENTICATION BEFORE I WILL PASS PRESIDENTIAL FIAT TO CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND.
IN THIS REGARDS I HAVE ASSIGNED PROF CHARLES C. SOLUDO, AS THE PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION ATM CARD CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. TO HANDLE ALL FORIEGN PAYMENT PROCEDURE, THEREFORE ALL CONTRACTORS ARE ADVISED TO COMMUNICATE HIM DIRECTLY ON TELEPHONE E-MAIL: charlessoludo_gvn131@yahoo.com TO ENABLE ME ACHIEVES MY PROMISE OF PAYING ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AT THIS FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2007.

NOTE: THAT THIS LETTER IS ANEVIDENCE OF NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT TO YOUR COMPANY AND AFTER 10 DAYS OF THIS LETTER COUNTING FROM THE DATE OF DISPATCH WITHOUT HEARING FROM YOU, I SHALL DECLARE YOUR CONTRACT SUM. A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONVERT IT INTO THE GOVERNMENT COFFERS. THIS DECISION IS BINDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE {356} ACT OF THE LAWS ESTABLISHING THIS SUPREME OFFICE.

I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT HE HAS TOLD YOU ALL THAT YOU NEED TO DO SO THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS FOR THAT I GIVE YOU 10 DAYS TO PAY HIM THE AMOUNT OF $2,795 POUNDS ONLY FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND. REMEMBER YOU HAVE 2 OPTION TO GET YOUR FUND, 1 BY TRANSFER 2 BY DIPLOMATIC.

All correspondence should be replayed to the Paymaster General CBN, Prof Charles Soludo.
CHIEF UMARU YARADUA GCFR
PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja, 2007 Oberation Pay All The Foreign
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