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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)
  • "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)
  • "charles 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • charles01soludo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jamesrichard020 Gazeta.pl" <jamesrichard020@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:21:40 -0700
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA


FROM: PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
charles01soludo@yahoo.com


ATTENTION: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS!

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED
TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR
THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED 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 WARBINGTON
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$17.5M (SEVENTEEN 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 ON YOUR BEHALF. INFORMATION NEEDED
FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION ARE 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:..............

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES
IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. MY BANK, CENTRAL BANK, IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVERDUE
INHERITANCE 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 FUNDS THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT
OF THE YEAR 2008.

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS.WARBINGTON , 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.

BEAST REGARDS!

PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR (CBN).

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