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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:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "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)
  • "charles c. 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)
  • "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 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.
  • charles_24000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3acharles_24000@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <contractaward2008@livedoor.com>
Reply-To: charles_24000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:31:44 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT OF US$18.6M NOTIFICATION


IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT OF US$18.6M NOTIFICATION
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA
ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Mail:charles_24000@yahoo.com <Mail%3Acharles_24000@yahoo.com>
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
June 26, 2008
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT OF US$18.6M NOTIFICATION

YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

ATTENTION:

Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of
Inheritance Payment transaction with some Nigerian Officials some while
ago.I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will
like to introduce myself; I am (Prof. Charles Soludo) the rightful Governor
of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Executive Chairman of
\"E.C.D.R\".

During the auditing and closing of all financial records of the CentralBank
of Nigeria (CBN) it was discovered from the records of outstanding

Foreign contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria
in The year 2008 that your name and company is next on the list of those who
Will receive their fund.

On the 24th of October 2007, the President of The Federal Republic of
Nigeria (PRESIDENT MUSA YAR\'DUA) introduced a Commission named the
\"E.C.D.R\" (Executive Committee on Debt Recovery) which is duly registered
under the United Nations (U.N.) and the Federal Government of Nigeria.

This particular Commission was initiated to detect fraud/fund
delays/interrupted funds Payments and to also Settle foreign debts/fraud
victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other to maintain peace in
the world at large,Presently we are being paid by the American government in
other to avert Scam and also to avert beneficiary funds delays here
in Nigeria.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this urgent notification. Also
note that from the records in my file, your outstanding contract payment is
Eigteen Million, Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars
(US$18,600,000.00).

Please re-confirm to me the following, and as soon as your information is
received, your payment will be made.

1) Your Full Name.
2) Phone, Mobile number/fax if any
3) Company Name, Position And Address.
4) Profession, Age and Marital Status.
5) Scanned Copy Of Your Int'l Passport.
6) Staff I.D card

I strongly recommend that, you should promptly start your clearance as soon
as possible. kindly reply with this e-mail address, charles_24000@yahoo.com
for more clearification and for immediate transfer of your funds

YOURS SINCERELY,
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE ON THIS
Email:charles_24000@yahoo.com <Email%3Acharles_24000@yahoo.com>

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