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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • "charles 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)
  • "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.
  • +23414074697 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • internationalremittancecbn2007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: centralbank ofnigeria <foriegnremittance@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:30:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: YOUR LONG OVER DUE PAYMENT


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.
TINUBU SQUARE
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
TEL:234-1-407-4697


ATTENTION: (YOUR PAYMENT)



THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT
FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY
TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU .
.
MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO
WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE
REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:
NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.
PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF
URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING
INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME,IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR
REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS
INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR
FUND VALUED US$10.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED
INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT .
THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERTANCE/CONTRACT PAYMENT ON YOUR BEHALF.
1. YOUR NAME
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS.
YOUR TELEPHONE ;
4.FAX...................................................
5. AGE
6. SEX:................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION
8. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS
AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH
ALL NESSCCARY PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO REMMIT THIS
FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE
SENATE COMMITTEE FOR OVER DUE FOREIGN PAYMENT
HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH
THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /
FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN
PAYMENT FUNDS THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE
YEAR.HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS
DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM
YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM
TODAY.
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCES THIS VERIFICATION
IN ASCERTAINING THE AUTHENTICITY OF YOUR PAYMENT FUND
MUST HAVE CAUSE YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
GOVERNOR (CBN)
CC: SENATE PRESEDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
REPLY TO:internationalremittancecbn2007@yahoo.co.uk


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