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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 delivery"
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • charlesolu_2003@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: charles chukwu <charleschukwu_012@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <charlesolu_2003@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:09:58 +0000
Subject: Attention:Contractor/Inheritance


FROM THE DESK OF PROF CHARLES CHUKWUMA SOLUDOGOVERNOR GENERAL,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIATELE:+234 1 8983725Date:21st Of Nov, 2007 Email:charlesolu_2003@hotmail.com
Attention:Contractor/Inheritance
We have this 21st day of Nov, 2007 received a payment credit instruction from the federal Government of Nigeria to credit your account with part of your contract/inheritance funds from the Nigerian reserve account with our bank. This is to notify you that you funds $5million usd has been programmed for immediate release into your nominated bank account but we can not transfer this funds directly to your nominated bank account .Our mode of effecting every last quater payment now is by diplomatic Delivery.However this system was introduce to guide against American surveillance, monitoring out going funds from African continent and other continents, because after sept, 11 attack on world trade centre and the recent bomb blast in the United Kingdom, American government and the United Nation tends to confiscate any payment above 1 million dollars going out of Africa, Therefore to avoid this, this method of payment were put in place by the Nigeria government to ensure beneficiary receives their part payment of $5million usd without any hitch . Moreso,as soon as we hear from you, your consignment box containing your fund will be among other consignments that will be leaving the shore of Nigeria to your country via diplomatic immunity cash delivery. You are only going to take care of the clearance charges of the consignment on the arrival of the diplomats in the airport which will not cost you much because everything has been arranged in such a way that it will be very easy for you.Therefore make arrangment for the collection of your funds as soon as the diplomat arrives in your country. The consignment will be accompanied by our representative from the bank to ensure safe delivery to you, you will always rely on our representative because the diplomats do not know the contents of your consignment, because it was registered as a family belongings and insurance bond worth that amount, our representatives will help you in making lodgement of the funds to your bank.Be inform that every arrangement regarding your cash payment through diplomatic services has been made.Note that as soon as the Diplomats arrived to your Country they will give you a call immediately so that you can send to him the clearing of the consignment from the customs in the airport and for the obtainance of Yellow Tag Paper. Reconfirm your home address, direct telephone number and two pages of your intl passport or any valid ID as form of identification so that as soon as they arrive, they will get in contact with you base on your address were they will meet you.Or if you have a place like hotel or any place at all that you want the diplomats to meet you,kindly go ahead and send to us the address,and do not make any mistake in the address to avoid wrong delivery. Thanks for your anticipated cooperation. PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)TELE:+234 1 8983725Email:charlesolu_2003@hotmail.comYou are free to call me for more information
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