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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "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)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348033887337 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • profcharless56@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • profcharless99@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "cbn3@campoverdeconstruction.com" <profcharless56@yahoo.es>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:01:39 -1200
Subject: Attn: Honorable Beneficiary / REF/PAYMENTS CODE:8001 (24/08/2008)

FROM THE DESK OF:
PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
EMAIL: profcharless56@yahoo.es
TEL:+234-8033887337




Attn: Honorable Beneficiary


SUBJECT: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/008.



Due to the urgency of the meeting held on the 23rd
August,2008 and from the records of outstanding contractors
due for payment with the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA (FGN)
your name and your email address was discovered as next on
the list of the outstanding contractors who have not
received their payments. I wish to inform you that your part
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 part payment is
US$10.5Million Dollars (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars).



Please re-confirm to me if this is Online with what you have
in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings;


(*) Your full name:....
(*) Phone,fax and mobile:...
(*) company name,position and address:......
(*) Profession, age , marital status:.......


As soon as this informations are received,the part payment
will be transfer to you through your nominated bank account
or through an ATM CARD by the Central Bank of Nigeria .


NOTE: YOU MUST IDENTIFY THIS CODE AS THE SUBJECT:
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:8001


YOURS SINCERELY,


Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of NIGERIA (CBN).
Private EMAIL: profcharless99@yahoo.fr
DIRECT LINE:+234-8033887337

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