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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • charles.oludo60@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: proff charles oludo <charles.oludo66@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <charles.oludo60@o2.pl>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 11:20:20 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT (confidentail and urgent )




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS- NIGERIA From The Desk OfProf. Charles C.Soludo,Executive Governor,Central Bank of Nigeria.
Attn: My dare

Thanks for your reply to my letter and am very happy to hear from you regards to my letter and that you did not send any body to come over for your contract claims, we have taken note of this and with due instrctions, i will handle that in my iffice as soon as they come back again for the claim of your fund i will make sure that i hand them over to the Nigeria Police.

Right now i want you to get back to me with the following informations so that we can procced for your payment execise immedately because the Newly elected President of Nigeria has approved part payment of $10 Million Dollars to forigen and local contactors pending on when they will relise all there payment to them .

Please send to me the following informations.

1)YOUR FULL NAME AND CONTACT HOME ADDRESS
2) PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
3)COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONA PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LIECENCE.

Note that your part payment has been programed to be paid to you in three options which you are going to chose on of the options am going to give to you so that we can approve the option you have choosen and let you know what you are required to do for it to get to you.

Option 1) payment through an international ATM CARD which is chashable any where in the world.

Option 2) Payment through an international CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT which is alos cash able anywhere in the world.

Option 3) Payment through your NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

You are advice to get back to me with any of the potions you want to us to pay your part payment to you.

I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as Possible.
Regards,

Prof. Charles C. SoludoExecutive Governor Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)Private Email: charles.oludo60@yahoo.com
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