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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)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • centralbankofnigeria-ng@infohq.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <p.soludo60@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:35:33 -1200
Subject: RE:DID YOU AUTHORIZED ONE MRS. ALICIA C. YOKOZO

RE:DID YOU AUTHORIZED ONE MRS. ALICIA C. YOKOZO
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA



From the Desk Of:
Prof Charles Soludo
Executive Governor (CBN)
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/09




IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT
NO:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009



HOW ARE YOU TODAY?



DID YOU AUTHORIZED ONE MRS. ALICIA C. YOKOZO WHO PRESENTED
DOCUMENT
OF CLAIM PURPORTED TO HAVE SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF
YOUR
PART-PAYMENT OF $12.5 MILLION USD ONLY.

PLEASE RECONFIRM BACK TO ME TO AVOID ANY IRREGULARITIES AS
YOUR
PAYMENT IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERRED (BASED ON URGENT
INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED THIS MORNING FROM THE PRESIDENCY
OFFICE).

TO THAT EFFECT , YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO RESPOND TO ANY EMAIL
OR FAX
CONCERNING YOUR FUND FROM ANY BODY WHO CLAIM TO BE ME OR
YOUR AGENT
AS YOUR FUND IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERRED IMMEDIATELY BY
THE
AUTHORITIES OF THIS OFFICE.

YOU ARE WARNED AND ADVISED TO FOLLOW-UP INSTRUCTIONS AS
REGARDS TO
YOUR FUND.

YOUR PAYMENT REF.# IS, (000999/CBN/7535/2005.) AND YOUR WORD
CODE#
IS (505) FOR THE SECURITY OF YOUR FUND .ANY EMAIL OR FAXES
WITH OUT
YOUR PAYMENT NUMBERS AS STATED ABOVE , SHOULD BE DISREGARDED
IMMEDIATELY .

GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU DID
AUTHORIZED HIM
TO HAVEYOUR FUND. ALSO RECONFIRM TO ME THE STATED BELOW FOR
SAVE
TRANSACTION.

(1) Your full name.
(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
(3) company's name,position and address.
(4)profession, age and marital status.
(5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove
yourself..



YOURS SINCERELY,
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
OFFICE TEL:+234 1 4706149 Ext. 04
CELL:+234 703 455 3252

REPLY THROUGH: centralbankofnigeria-ng@infohq.com


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