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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:
  • "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)
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • secretary010@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: secretary010@inMail24.com
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:21:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:cbncharlesss12@yahoo.com.co



- COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS TRANSFERRED UNDER THE HELP OF NEW PARTNERS FROM PARAGUAY AND I AM PRESENTLY IN SOUTH KOREA FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITH MY OWN SHARE OF THE TOTAL SUM. MEANWHILE I DID NOT FORGET YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO TRANSFERRING THOSE FUNDS DESPITE THAT IT FAILED US SOMEHOW ALONG THE LINE. NOW CONTACT MY SECRETARY JAMES DIKE THROUGH HIS EMAIL ADDRESS(secretary010@inMail24.com) AND ASK HIM TO SEND THE SUM OF $800.000.00 US DOLLARS TO YOU IN A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT WHICH I KEPT FOR YOU AS COMPENSATION FOR ALL YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS. I APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS AT THAT TIME VERY MUCH SO FEEL FREE AND GET IN TOUCH WITH MY ATTORNEY AND INSTRUCT HIM WHERE TO SEND THE AMOUNT TO YOU AND YOUR PHONE NUMBER. PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT SO THAT WE CAN SHARE THE JOY AFTER ALL THE UPS AND DOWN AT THAT TIME. AT THE MOMENT I AM VERY BUSY HERE BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECTS WHICH I AND THE NEW PARTNERS ARE HAVING AT HAND. FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT I HAD FORWARDED INSTRUCTION TO MY SECRETARY ON YOUR BEHALF TO RECEIVE THE MONEY, SO FEEL FREE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM IMMEDIATELY TO SEND THE AMOUNT TO YOU WITHOUT DELAY.THANKS PROF CHARLES SOLUDO EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA (CBN)

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