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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +2348057510159 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • profcharlesso2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aprofcharlesso2@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF CHARLESSOLUDO" <centralbankpayment2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:25:25 -0700
Subject: ATTN:BENEFICIARY


*THE PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN PAYMENTS
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}

ATTN:BENEFICIARY,

IN OUR RECENT REVIEW OF OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS WE FOUND OUT THROUGH OUR
NETWORK THAT UPON YOUR TRIALS AND EFFORT YOU HAVE NOT RECIEVED YOUR DUE
PAYMENT.THIS WAS AS A RESULT OF MEETING HELD WITH THE WORLD BANK
DELEGATES,INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF), U.S.A PRESIDENT GEORGE
BUSH,ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA has THE PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA AND CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

TO PAY THE BENEFICIAL OF THE FOLLOWING.........

1.HONOURALBE CONTRACTORS
2.NEXT OF KIN INHERITANCE THAT HAS NOT BEEN PAID WITH CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA C.B.N.

3.WINNING:ANY ONE WHO HAVE NOT PAID HIS OR HER LOTTERY WINING SHOULD
ALSO REPORT TO US WITH HIS PAYMENT QUALIFICATION.IN RESPECT OF THIS ALL
THESE BODIES HA S TEAMED UP TO REDEEM THE FRUSTRATION OF PEOPLE ARROUND
THE WORLD BY MAPING OUT A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THESE PURPOSE.

SO YOU ARE ADVISE TO CONTACT PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO ON THE CENTRAL BANK
EMAIL BELOW FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR FUND
EMAIL:profcharlesso2@gmail.com <EMAIL%3Aprofcharlesso2@gmail.com>
Telephone number +234-805-7510159

IF YOU ARE OF ANY ABOVE MENTIONED OBJECTIVES CONCEPT.YOU ARE WARNED TO
STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY PERSON UNTILL YOU RECIEVE YOUR
PAYMENT WITHIN 72HRS.

AS YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR IMMEDIATE REMMITANCE. YOU ARE
REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION'S FOR VERIFICATIONS
PURPOSESSO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$10.5M (TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK
ACCOUNT ANY WHERE. YOU CAN ALSO CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER
+234-805-7510159

INFORMATION NEEDED IS AS FOLLO WS:
1.YOUR NAME:.............................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:....................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE .......................
4. FAX...................................
5. AGE...................................
6. SEX:..................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:......................
8. YOUR BANKING DETAILS:.................

BEST REGARDS,
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO.
THE C.B.N EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR.
FOR THE COMMISSION

*

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