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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "clearance certificate" (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. )
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • profcharlesgcbn2@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EXECUTIVE_GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE_GOVERNOR
<executive_governor_11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <profcharlesgcbn2@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:34:40 +0100
Subject: ATTN:THE BENEFICIARY



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIATINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA
ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA. FROM THE DESK OF: THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA.PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO ATTN:THE BENEFICIARY

I am Prof. Charles C. Soludo, the executive governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), am delighted to inform
you that the contract panel, which just concluded its
seating in Abuja just released your names amongst
contractors to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity
Payment. This Panel was primarily delegated to
investigate manipulated contract claims contracts and
over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep
into the economy of our dear country.
However, we wish to bring to your notice that your
contract profile is still reflecting in our central
computer as unpaid contractor while auditing was
going on. Your contract file was forwarded to my
office by the auditors as unclaimed fund, we wish to
use this medium to inform you that for the time being
Federal Government of Nigeria have stopped further
payment through bank to bank transfer due to
contractors numerous petitions to United Nations
against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of
contract funds to different account. In this regards
we are going to send your contract part payment of
10Million USD. to you via courier service and I have
secured every needed documents to cover the money.
Note: The money is coming on 2 security proof
boxes!.The boxes are sealed with synthetic nylon seal
and padded with machine. This fund was brought to us
from America ;It was meant for our Local AFEM market.
But since the money was not used, I will use my
position as the Executive Governor Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) to send this fund to you.
The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who will
accompany the boxes to your house address.All you
need to do now is to send to me your full house
address and your identity such as, international
passport or driver’s license including your contact
phone numbers, The Diplomatic attaches will travel
with it. He will call you immediately he arrives in
your country's airport.I hope you understand me.
Note: The diplomat does not know the original
contents of the boxes. What l declared to them as the
contents is Sensitive Photographic Film Material. I
did not declare money to them please. If they call
you and ask you the contents please tell them the
same thing Ok. You are advice to reply me through my
confidential Email address:profcharlesgcbn2@sify.com
and I will let you know how far I have gone with the
arrangement. I will secure the Diplomatic immunity
clearance certificate that will be tagged on the
boxes to make it stand as a diplomatic consignment.
This clearance will make it pass every custom
checkpoint all over the world without hitch.
Confirm the receipt of this message and send the
equirements to me immediately you receive this
message. Please I need urgent reply because the boxes
are schedule to leave as soon as we hear from you.
You should reply me immediately you receive this
message through my confidential email address above.

Best Regards,Prof. Charles SoludoThe Executive GovernorCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN).Email:profcharlesgcbn2@sify.com

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