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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "to 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 states 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)
  • "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.
  • centralbank_contractpayment33@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <officemail017@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: centralbank_contractpayment33@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:42:51 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT APPROVAL.


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]

FROM THE DESK OF: PROFESSOR. CHARLES. C. SOLUDO
THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK (CBN)
REPLY TO this e-mail: (centralbank_contractpayment33@yahoo.fr)

RE:IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT APPROVAL ON CONTRACT NO:
FGN/NNPC/022996/CB/2001

Urgent Attention:

We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences
and inflict that we might have indulge you through.However, we were
having some minor problems with our payment system,which is inexplicable
and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to
devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract Payments.

We apologize once again.From the records of outstanding contractors due
for payment with the federal government of Nigeria,your name and
Company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors
who
have not yet received their payments. I wish to inform you now that the
square peg is now in square whole and can be voguish for that your
payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you
respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your
outstanding contract payment isUS$10,700,000.00 (Ten Million seven
hundred thousand United States dollars).

Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name and address
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address:
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Working d/Int'l passport(if any).

As soon as this information is received,your payment will be wired to
your nominated bank account directly from our onshore bank of
settlement.

Thanks for your good understanding, hope to have your response shortly.

THANKS

YOURS SINCERELY,
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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