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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:
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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 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 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.
  • +2348037614834 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO" <cbn@boboopenwebmail.com>
Reply-To: sen_cbn11@yahoo.es
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:42:54 +0000
Subject: RE: PAYMENT TRANSFER INFORMATION.




PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
WUSE ZONE II,
ABUJA-NIGERIA
Tel: +2348037614834

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

RE: PAYMENT TRANSFER INFORMATION.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR BENEFICIARY FUND OF USD$15,500,000,000MILLION DOLLARS (FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATEDOLLARS) HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER(KTT)-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGNOVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.

MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:

NAME: MRS. JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK,YORK.
BANK ADDRESS: NEW YORK, USA.
ACCOUNT NAME: JANET WHITE
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THISWOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEHELDRESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. THE RESERVE BANKGOVERNOR, EXECUTIVES, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ONFOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAS APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THISREPUTABLE BANK WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGNOPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THISFIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2008.

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAIDMRS. JANET WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE(3)WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam