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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "international 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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO" <profcharlesoluso7@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: procharlesludo@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:11:34 -0700
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO


FROM THE DESK OF: PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:# CBN HOUSE TINUBU SQUARE,
ELEKE CRESCENT-VICTORIA ISLAND, MARINA, LAGOS,
NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA.
P.O.BOX 55037 FALOMO IKOYI LAGOS ISLAND MARINA.
INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND, #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT
FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER
(KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR
CORRESPONDENT NOMINATED BANK, BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN
OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW
DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE ARE HER INFORMATION'S FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF
THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS.

CLAIM'S NAME: JANET WHITE BANK NAME: CITI BANK ARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT
NUMBER:6503809428.

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS
WOMAN IS FROM YOU. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS
INFORMATION'S FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID
US$7.5M (SEVEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)
WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ANY WHERE.

THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE/CONTRACT ON YOUR BEHALF.
INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. YOUR NAME:..............................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:.....................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE ........................
4. FAX..................................
5. AGE...................................
6. SEX:....................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:........................
8. YOUR BANKING DETAILS:...................
9. ANY COPY OF YOUR ID:....................

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THESE INFORMATIONS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL
NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE (FMF)EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR
FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED
THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN
INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2008.

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS.WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING
DAYS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN
TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA.

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