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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "charles soludo" (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.
  • +2348026545064 (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.
  • paybycbn2008@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Solomon William" <paybycbn2008@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: paybycbn2008@myway.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:45:47 +0100
Subject: ATTN


*CENTRAL BANK OF **NIGERIA**. *
*LAGOS-NIGERIA*
*OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR *
*YOUR PAYMENT ;Ref;NUMBERS 000999/CBN/7535/2003/2008***
*NEW PAYMENT CODE NUMBER ;CBN.555***
*ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR. *

*just a quick reminder, a new payment regulation and policy has been
released by the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF **NIGERIA** that henceforth all
foreign creditors should only be reached by THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
NIGERIA IN CENTRAL BANK PLC*
**
*This is a new measure adopted to guide again the wrong deeds by
unscrupulous elements in CENTRAL BANK OF **NIGERIA** who had unleashed
untold hardship to the clients in the pursuit of their payment. Therefore,
all responsibilities for the release of your fund had been shifted to the
Director foreign remittance office in central bank and Surveillance Dr
William Solomon, *
**
**
*This is the primary reason why the Federal Ministry of Justice has enacted
decree 21-section (406) paragraph (2) of (1987). We have never stopped
wondering why you have not been able to secure your contract settlement
considering your regular telephone relationship with**
**Nigeria**.*
**
*We have every reason to suspect anyone as such ghost contractors, who in
collaboration with unscrupulous officials of our diseased parastatals and
corporations to defraud the government. This is a pure criminal offence as
stated in contract decree of 1979 as amended by the contract law of 1989
section 199, edict 244, paragraph 14, sub-section 55 of the criminal code
popularly known as Advance Fee Fraud (419).*
**
*Furthermore, in the light of these undesirable improprieties, we are
convinced beyond all reasonable doubt that you are the rightful beneficiary
of the said contract amount as witnessed in your contract file and our
pre-remittance verification of your claims. Endeavor to contact the Office
of the Director foreign remittance office in central bank .*
* * Name Dr William Solomon
* the Director foreign remittance office in central bank .*
*in, Financial Sector Surveillance **
Tel: 234-80-26545064*
** Email *paybycbn2008@myway.com* **
*
Your payment file is on his desk right now, so go ahead and contact him as
soon as possible, i will not relent from here but as you know you are the
beneficiary that needs to give him a push.*
*
Get across to him and keep me informed on all developments.*
*
Once again i am counting on your trust throughout the period of this
transaction.
Sincerely Yours,*
*PROF ,CHARLES SOLUDO*
*(CBN) GOVERNOR.(FGN)*

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