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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2348033306894 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUTHORITY TO PAY US$18.350 MILLION" <despatch_0002@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: centralbank_53@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:49:19 -0000
Subject: AUTHORITY TO PAY US$18.350 MILLION



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CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS NIGERIA,
TEL: +234 8033306894

Our Ref: CBN/3RD/FBN/30/1/208,

Attention Beneficiary,

AUTHORITY TO PAY US$18.350 MILLION
Be inform that the Federal Government of Nigeria has been
approved a total sum of US$18.350 million in favour of
your name as an inheritance fund to your family, which
was discovered by Auditor General Federal Republic of
Nigeria,which was instructed to our bank Central
Bank of Nigeria to contact you as the beneficiary
of this fund.

According to the list, you are the Next of Kin to this
US$18.350 Million as listed in the payment file, we
apologized to you for notifying you late about this
fund and also for any inconveniences and damages in
delaying this fund might have cause your family,
the Central Bank of Nigeria guaranteed to pay immediately
you reply to this email, as was instructed by the president.

You are advice to fill this space with the
information required below:-

Your Full Name__________________________

Your Address____________________________

P.O.BOX_________________________________

Country_________________________________

Telephone Number________________________

Mobile Number___________________________

Fax Number______________________________

Occupation______________________________

Marital Status__________________________

Age_______________Sex___________________

Your Nearest Airport____________________


Beneficiary mode of payment choose


i) Cash Credit Card ATM_________________

ii)Swift Transfer_______________________

Note: that your payment will be paid to you immediately
you response to thismessage, the entire legal document
related to this payment of US$18.350M will be giving to
as the beneficiary.

Thanks for understanding,

Your sincerely,

Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria
Office Line +234 803 3306894

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