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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:
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • infocbngov3@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ahmedmusa Gazeta.pl" <ahmedmusa@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 08:44:21 -0700
Subject: RESPOND URGENTLY


*Office of the Governor.
Central bank of Nigeria
Tinubu, square, Lagos- Nigeria.
Our ref: Cbn/Ohg/Oxd1/2008
Telex: Cenbank.
Payment file: Cbn/Ben/08.

Attn: Beneficiary,*



*PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS.
*
I am Mr. Ahmed Musa, the secretary to Prof. Charles Soludo the executive
governor of the central bank of Nigeria C.B.N. which is the parent bank of
all commercial banks here in Nigeria. I was instructed to contact you by my
boss on an urgent issue, kindly note that your funds were re-called and
re-deposited into the "federal suspense account" of the cbn last week,
because you did not forward your claim as the rightful beneficiary.

My boss was visited in his office by three gentlemen, these men were
unexpected by him because their visit was impromptu. He asked them the
purpose of their visit and they said they came to collect your inheritance/
contract funds bill sum of us$20 million as shown in your file with us, on
your behalf and by your authorization.

Note that they tendered some vital documents which proved that you actually
sent them for the collection of these funds. Below is a list of the
documents which they tendered to this bank:

1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION.
2. HIGH COURT INJUCTION.
3. ORDER TO RELEASE.

Due to the nature of his job, he can't afford to release the funds to anyone
except you who is the true beneficiary. Note that he asked the men to come
back so he can verify this fact from you first. Kindly clarify us on this
issue before we make this payment to these foreigners whom came on your
behalf.

Kindly direct your response to his private email address, Prof. Charles
Soludo, the executive governor of the central bank of nigeria,below for
quicker deliberation and response from him on the release of your funds to
you. Please remember to include your personal phone number he can reach you
on in your response.

Email: infocbngov3@myway.com

Note that for security reasons you are assigned this code/password
which is*{TT7270CBN},
* please note that this code is the reference number for your transfer and
it's being disclosed to you alone, guard this jealously and all your email
response should carry this code as the subject.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Ahmed Musa.
Secretary.
To the Governor.
Central bank of Nigeria
Tinubu square, Lagos- Nigeria

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