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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +2347083235808
• 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.
  • email-charlessoludo961@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Senator Jibril Aminu(CHAIRMAN) Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs" <senjubril18@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: senjubrilaminu@voila.fr
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:56:02 +0100
Subject: RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION BY ATM CARD (CBN Zetter-2008)


Office Of The Presidency
National House of Assembly
Foreign Debt Reconciliation Committee
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Attn: Honourable Beneficiary,

With reference to the new Federal Government Foreign Debt Settlement Policy;
Be informed that the Federal Government of Nigeria under the auspices of the
President (Umaru Musa Yar'Adua - GCFR), has reconciled the problems
sorrounding the swift release of your overdue Inheritance Contract Payment,
and have consequently approved the release of your funds without further
delay. Therefore,the Senate Committee on Foreign Debt have comprehensively
scuritinized and certified correct and valid, all documents relevant to your
Inheritance Contract Payment.

We are in cognisance of the facts why you have not been able to receive
yourInheritance Contract funds in the recent years is because you are
dealing with impostors who claim to have relevance to your Inheritance
Contract payment.Most of the people you have dealt with does not have good
intension for you,as they will only frustrate you with several illegitimate
fees and charges,only to their own interest.

The seriousness of corruption amongst officials of most Commercial Banks in
Nigeria is at its climax, hence the President (Umaru Musa Yar'Adua - GCFR)in
conjunction with the Board of Trustees of the National Assembly has
Authorized and mandate the Apex Bank "Central Bank of Nigeria" to transfer a
Part-Payment of US$10.5 Million into your designated bank account.

The CBN will send to you an Automated Electronic Card, which you will use to
withdraw your money in any Automated Teller Machine (ATM), in any part of
the world. This way, we believe you will recieve your payments without much
harsh policies imposed on you.

Therefore, if you wish to receive your overdue Inheritance funds via this
convenient and secured way, then strictly contact Prof. Charles Soludo the
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Financial Sector Surveillance on
TEL.+234-70-83235808, EMAIL-charlessoludo961@gmail.com for your prompt
payment.

Please Quote Payment Reference Number During Contact:
FRN/CBN/ATM-INH-X/021/08,and as well forward your full Names, Address,
Occupation & Phone numbers for easy proccessing.
However, the Federal Republic of Nigeria apologizes to all the affected
foreign investor to Nigeria, whose payments have been in arrears due to bad
officiating and harsh policies. We are wholely sorry for all the
inconveniences this delay of payment may have caused you and your company in
the very recent years. We believe by reconcilling your payment, we are
trying to encourage foreign investors to Invest in Nigeria and the shores of
Africa without fear
of delaying your payments.

Be warned once again for your own interest to STOP further communication
with any body, Institutions, parastatals who have decieved you in the past
without results. You have to abscond from communicating these people to
enable the CBN to appropriate your payment.

In this effect, for us to avoid misappropriation, impersonation or any
possible intension to divert foreign beneficiary's funds, You are hereby
given a CODE OF CONDUCT reference (CBN Zetter-2008). This you must Quote in
all your correspondence with the CBN.
Congratulation!

Best Regards,

Senator Jibril Aminu(CHAIRMAN)
Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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