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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million united states 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)
  • "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • +2347031925651

Fraud email example:

From: "dgfgfgfgfgfg gfgffffffffgfgf" <cbn0000032@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: profsoludo202@sifymail.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:45:19 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONiii


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
FROM THE DESK OF:
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO
THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
Email: profsoludo202@sifymail.com
TEL: +2347031925651

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Prof. Charles Soludo, the Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN), am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just
concluded it's seating in Abuja just released your name amongst contractors
to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment. This Panel was primarily
delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims contracts and
over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the economy of our
dear country.

However, we wish to bring to your notice that your contract profile is still
reflecting in our central computer as unpaid Debt while auditing was going
on. Your contract file was forwarded to my office by the auditors as
unclaimed fund, we wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time
being, Federal Government of Nigeria have stopped further payment through
bank to bank transfer due to our contractors due to numerous petitions to
United Nations against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of contract
funds to different account.In this regards, we are going to send your
contract part payment of $10M (Ten Million United states Dollars)USD to you
via courier service.

Note: The money is coming on 2 security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed
with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. This fund was brought to
us from America, it was meant for our Local AFEM market. But since the money
was not used, I will use my position as the Executive Governor, Central Bank
of Nigeria to send this fund to you.

The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who will accompany the boxes to
your house address. All you need to do now is to send to me the following

1.Your full name.
2.Your full house address,
3.Your mobile telephone number and fax number if any.
4your identity such as, international passport or driver's
license

Please you have to make sure that the Telephone number you will provide will
always be on and you will always be available to receive the call because
the Diplomatic attaches will travel with it. He will call you immediately he
arrives in your country's airport. I hope you understand me.

Note: The diplomat does not know the original contents of the boxes. i will
declaer the content to them as Sensitive Photographic Film Material. I will
not declare money to them please. As soon as he arrives your Country and
call you and ask you the contents please tell them the same thing Ok.

You are advised to reply me through my Email
Address:profsoludo202@sifymail.com
<Address%3Aprofsoludo202@sifymail.com>and I will let you know how far
I have gone with the arrangements.

I will secure the Diplomatic Immunity Clearance Certificate that will be
tagged on the boxes to make it stand as a diplomatic consignment. This
clearance will make it pass every custom checkpoint all over the world
without hitch.

Please, Confirm the receipt of this message,send the requirements to me and
call me on my direct telephone number TEL: +2347031925651 immediately you
receive this message.

Please I need urgent reply because the boxes are scheduled to leave as soon
as we hear from you, and do not fail to call for more expalnations.

Best Regards.
Prof Charles Soludo
The Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
profsoludo202@sifymail.com

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