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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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +23414726566 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: Prof Charles Soloud <pof_chsol82@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: prof_charesof098@live.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:36:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT, CONTRACT:AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS
FAX: 234-1-4726566
EMAIL (prof_charesof098@live.com)

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07 Date: 9TH Fan, 2008

YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT, CONTRACT:AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

ATTN: Our Honorable Contractor.

We Apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the Inconveniencesand
Inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having
some minor problems with our payment system, which is Inexplicable, and
have held us stranded and Indolent, not having the Aspiration to devote
our 100% Assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We Apologies
once again.

>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
federal Government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as
next on the list of The outstanding contractors who have not received
their payments.

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 note that
from my record in my file your Out standing contract payment is US$10.7M
(TEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDREND THOUSAND UNITED STATTES DOLLARS ONLY) Please
re-confirm to me if this is Online with what you have in your record
and also re-confirm to me the followings

(1) Your full name.
(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
(3) company's name,position and address.
(4)profession, age and marital status.
(5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to
you Via wired to your nominated bank account directly from central bank of
Nigeria ro from the World Bank In Washington DC.

Also you are to get back to me on this email address for further
discussion and more clarification Email prof_charesof098@live.com

CONGRATULATION
BEST REGARD
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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