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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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 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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • profcharlesso01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: prof charles <profcharlesso02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <profcharlesso01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:05:14 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY





CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA


{OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CBN}

Direct line 234- 0838354758

E mail : profcharlesso01@hotmail.com

FUND TRANSFER CONTRACT # NNPC/PED/0098/014/1990 ($22.5 Million United States Dollars Only}
ATTENTION : THE BENEFICIARY CONTRACTOR.

Dear Sir/Madam

I AM HEREBY TO NOTIFY YOU THAT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ARE IN REVIEW OF YOUR CONTRACT FUND PART PAYMENT OF $22.5M, WHICH HAVE BEEN OVER DUE FOR PAYMENT. IT IS WELL NOTED TO CBN THAT THIS FUND WAS RETRIVE FROM OFFSHORE BANK AFTER THE MEETING WE HELD WITH PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO GCFR, OVER THE DELAY TO PAY RIGHTFUL CONTRACTORS THERE FUND.

NOW THE CBN HAVE UP HOLD ALL CONTRACT FUND AND RETRIVE TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL PAYMENT TO ALL BENEFICIARY CONTRACTORS. YOUR NAME IS AMONG 5 CONTRACTORS TO BE ISSUE 3 CERTIFY BANK DRAFT FOR PAYMENT OF [$22.5M] CONTRACT FUND. WE ALSO WARN ALL CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVE IN DEALING WITH FRAUDSTERS, OR RELATED OFFICES IN RESPECT TO RECEIVE THERE FUND WHICH LEAD TO SCAMMING THEIR MONEY TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH THE FRAUDSTERS HERE.

THERE ARE NO DIPLOMATIC PAYMENT OF FUND OR WIRE TRANSFER NOW, AS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT TO STOP SCAM, ALL PAYMENT SHALL BE TRANSFER DIRECTLY TO YOU BY CERTIFY BANK DRAFT. IF YOU ARE INVOLVE IN SUCH ACT YOU ARE ADVISED TO IMMEDIATE DESSIST FROM THOSE PEOPLE. YOUR FUND HAVE BEEN REVIEW FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT, THIS FUND HAVE BEEN APPROVED BUT DUE TO MISCONDUCT AND UNABLE TO CONTACT THE RIGHTFUL OFFICE, YOU DID NOT RECEIVE THE FUND. NOW YOUR FUND WILL BE TRANSFER TO YOU BY CERTIFY BANK DRAFT DIRECTLY FROM CBN, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE TO RECONFIRM YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS INFORMATION TO AVOID WRONG SENDING OF THIS DRAFT.

HOWEVER, YOU ARE ADVISED FOR THE INTEREST OF YOUR PERSON ,YOUR ESTEEMED COMPANY TO CONTACT DIRECTLY THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO,ON TELEPHONE :+234-0838354758 OR Email: profcharlesso01@hotmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE DIRECTIVE ON HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE THIS DRAFT, THIS WILL ENABLE US TO ACERTAIN AND VERIFY A BONUFY CONTRACTOR.

NOTE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA , HAVE PUT A NEW LAW TO STOP FRAUDULENT MALPRACTICES HERE IN NIGERIA. THIS IS NEEDED URGENTLY FOR THIS IS TO CLEAR ALL PAYMENT NOW WHICH CAN ONLY LAST FOR 7 DAYS FROM THE DAY OF NOTICE.

PROF ,CHARLES SOLUDO


(CBN) GOVERNOR.(FGN)
Direct line 234- 0838354758
Email : profcharlesso01@hotmail.com






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