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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "cbn_info bank.org" <solucharles.first02@live.com>
Reply-To: <info_cbn_soludo53@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 01:55:32 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT APROVED



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ZARIA STREET, ABUJA

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTQUARTERS, 15 TINUBU SQUARE,LAGOS, NIGERIA.

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTCENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAOur Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

Attn Beneficiary,
From the Records of outstanding contractors due for Payment
with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your Name was attached
as the next of kin to one of our late contractor.

Your payment has been discovered as next on the list of payment.
So, 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 be advised that because of too many contractors that I have to pay at this fiscal quarter of the year, you will only receive the sum of us $20,700,000, Twenty Million Seven hundred thousand United
States Dollars as directed by the office of the presidency.
Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings
1) bank account No.2) Phone, fax and mobile #.3) position and address.4) Profession , age and marital status.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be
made to you through bankers diplomatic means direct to your
door step or wired to any bank account your going to provide
directly from Central Bank of Nigeria Upon filling the payment
approval form.
Best regards,





Prof. Charles C. Soludo.Executive Governor,Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).


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