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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:
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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 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.
  • soludocbnngcode101@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. ROBERT S. MUELLER" <fbi_09@torba.com>
Reply-To: soludocbnngcode101@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:19:15 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,


ROBERT MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON D.C FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET


ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,


AFTER THE MEETING HELD TODAY DATED 8/07/2008, WITH THE FEDERAL BERAEU OF
INVESTIGATION (F.B.I) ALSO WITH THE TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA ON THE NEW CHANGE IN POLICY AND WITH THE RESTRUCTURAL
PAYMENT MODE,NOTE THAT INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN GIVEN FROM THE PRESIDENCY
OFFICE OF NIGERIA TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TO RELEASE AND TRANFER
YOUR CONTRACT FUND TO YOU WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY ALSO NOTE THAT THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO DEDUCT ANY CHARGES FROM
YOUR CONTRACT FUND VALUED AT$7.5MIILION DOLLARS DUE TO THEIR PAST EXPERIENCE
AND TO ENABLE THE C.B.N KEEP RECORD OF YOUR CONTRACT FILE.IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAW FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , THE WORLD CONTROLLED /
RULING COUNTRY, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ALL CONTRACTORS FUNDS MUST BE
BACKED UP WITH ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE BEFORE BANK TRANSFER TO ANOTHER
COUNTRY TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE NOT FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HAS DECIDED TO MAKE ARRANGMENT FOR YOUR FUNDS TO BE
DELIEVERED TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY THROUGH DIPLOMATIC MEANS SINCE YOU DO NOT
HAVE THE UNDER - MENTIONED CERTIFICATE AND BECAUSE OF YOUR FAILURE TO
RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.



CONSEQUENTLY, THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HAS ARRANGED AND PACKAGED/SEALED
YOUR FUNDS IN TWO BOXES AS A CONSIGNMENT MARKED AS PERSONAL RETURNING GOODS
TO YOU. REASON IS TO BE SAFE AND FREE FROM ALL THE SECURITY ROUND THE WORLD
BECAUSE THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF FUNDS
THEREAFTER, EVEN THE ENVOY WHOM WILL CONVEY YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO YOU IN YOUR
COUNTRY DOES NOT KNOW THE CONTENT, THIS IS STRICTLY BETWEEN THE C.B.N
OFFICE AND YOU THE OWNER OF THE FUNDS VALUED $25,000.000.00U.USD.



TODAY DATED 8/07/2008 THE FEDERAL BERAEU OF INVESTIGATION (F.B.I) ADVICE YOU
TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE OR ANY BANKS IN
NIGERIA AND CONTACT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA THE MOTHER OF ALL BANKS IN
NIGERIA FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS. YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE CHIEF
EXECULTIVE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PROF. CHUCKWUMA SOLUDO ALONG
WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS WHERE YOU WANT THE CBN DIPLOMATS TO DELIVER YOUR


FUNDS.1) BENEFICIARY'S
FULL NAME:2) BENEFICIARY'S ADDRESS WHERE THE DIPOMAT WILL DELIVER YOU
FUND:3) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE DIPLOMATS TO REACH YOU AS SOON
AS THEY ARRIVE YOUR COUNTRY:4) ANY INDENTIFICATION OF YOURSELF.

YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA GOVERNOR IMMEDIATELY
WITH THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW AND FORWARD YOUR DETAILS TO HIM FOR
IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT OF YOUR FUNDS:-CONTACT PERSON PROF.CHUCKWUMA SOLUDO
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS. soludocbnngcode101@yahoo.co.uk



BE INFORMED THAT AS SOON AS YOU FORWARD YOUR DATA TO THE CBN GOVERNOR THEY
SHALL ATTACHED THE PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUR CONTRACT FUNDS FOR YOUR PERUSAL ALSO
THE DOCUMENTATION FOR YOU TO SIGN REGARDING THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND IS WITH
THE CBN DIPLOMATIC OFFICIALS.

IT'S VERY IMPERATIVE YOU CONTACT THE CENTRACT BANK OF NIGERIA AND CONFIRM
WHEN THE DIPOMAT WILL BE LEAVING NIGERIA TO YOUR DOORSTEP.

NOTE THAT THE FEDERAL BERAEU OF INVESTIGATION (F.B.I) WILL BE MONITORING ALL
THE PROCESSING REGARDING YOUR TRANSFER UNTILL YOU HAVE FINALLY RECEIVED YOUR
FUNDS.


BE GUIDED ACCORDINGLY,

CONGRATULATION!!!!!

REGARDS.MR. ROBERT S. MUELLER
(F.B.I.) DIRECTOR FEDERAL BERAEU OF INVESTIGATION (F.B.I).
OFFICE ADDRESS: J EDGAR HOOVER BULDING WASHINGTON DC. USA

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