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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "charles c. 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "prof.charles05 Gazeta.pl" <prof.charles05@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:10:30 +0100
Subject: YOUR RESPONCE NEEDED URGENT,


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS.
MAITAMA, ABUJA.
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/08

RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Attn:Beneficiary,

This is to draw your attention that your fund ($7.690million) lying in
suspense account with the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. The presidency Federal
Government of Nigerian has authorized us to verify effect every outstanding
payment immediately based on the Government instruction by the President
Alhaji Musa Yar'Adua, the only problem now is that we dictated a lot of
irregularities associated with your transfer and we will appreciate it if
you answer the following question.


(1) Did you at any time delegate any body not even from your family to claim
your fund on your behalf?

(2) Were you involved in a motor accident?

(3) Are you aware or related to one Mr. Thomas Mick from your country?


Please reconfirm and answer the above questions because Mr. Thomas Mick came
to our foreign payment department and submitted an application that you
authorized your fund to be paid into the account of Union Bank of
Switzerland (UBS) with Account number UBS-A943BDG99 with a report that you
are now paralyzed as a result of the ghastly motor accident you had some
months back.After processing the application of Mr Thomas Mick himself which
he made known to us that he came from you, he succeeded in getting some
required documents as to make sure that we effect this transfer as quickly
as possible without any further delay.

The delay in transferring the funds is due to the request for a power of
attorney authorizing him to pursue this payment on your behalf. He asked for
a week so as to submit the document, but up till now we have not received
any of the documents from any of you. Why? please forward us the power of
attorney by a return E-mail: so that we can ask Union Bank of Switzerland
(UBS) to effect your payment to his nominated Bank account on your behalf
without delay. Reply to my personal email address (
mr.chukwumacharless5@live.com) otherwise let me have your number to call you
and do not fail to reply to the email address stated above.

Based on this issue the fund will be paid to you via swift transfer to your
account or ATM DEBIT CARD which will be sent to your home address and you
will be instructed on your daily withdrawls of $30,000.00usd per day untill
the sum is completed.

Anticipating your prompt response.

Best Regards.
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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