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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:
  • "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 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.
  
• 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.
  • prof.ccsoludo101@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHARLES SOLUDO" <c_soludo4@livedoor.com>
Reply-To: prof.ccsoludo101@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:30:48 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION!!!!


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Corporate Headquarter: CBN house Tinubu Square,
Eleke Crescent Victoria Island, Marina, Lagos,
P.O.Box 55037 Falomo Ikoyi Lagos Island Nigeria.
Personal Email Address: prof.ccsoludo101@gmail.com

INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND#: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009


This is to notify you that your over due inheritance/contract funds has been
gazette 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. Below is her information 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 P. White
Bank Name: Citi bank Arizona, USA.
Bank A/c#: 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 as listed
below 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 anywhere.

This fund is as a result of inheritance/contract on your behalf. Information
needed from you for verification is as follows:

1. Your full name:
2. Your contact address:
3. Home Phone:
4. Mobile Phone:
5. Fax:
6. Personal email address:
7. Dirth of Birth:
8. Marital statue:
9. Sex:
10. Your occupation:
11. Your full banking details:
12. Any scanned copy of your ID:

As soon as we receive all the information as listed above, 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.

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.

Kindly clarify us on this issue before we make this Payment to these
foreigners whom came on your behalf. In receipt of this Confidential Letter,
you are required to write this Bank immediately you receive this Letter :
prof.ccsoludo101@gmail.com

Congratulations.

Professor Charles C. Soludo,
Executive Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Cc: senate president
Cc: Executive Board of Directors [EBD]
Cc: Accountant General of Nigeria

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