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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:
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • c_bn_105@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: office payment <ptt65874674774@msn.com>
Reply-To: <c_bn_105@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:59:04 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT#: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA
ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
FOREIGN/CONTRACT PAYMENT
DEPARTMENT
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO


ATTN: SIR/MADAM



IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT#:
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.



From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA(FGN) your name and your company was discovered as
next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their
payments.



I wish to inform you 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 is US$4.7 million
dollars(Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).Please
re-confiltered your record and also re-confirm to me the followings



1) Your full name..............................
2) Phone,fax and
mobile............................
3) Company name,position and
address...............
4) Profession,age merital
status........................
5) Your Banking Account
Informations................
6) A Scan copy of your ID CARD or International
Pasport.......



As soon as this informations are received,the payment will be made to
you through your certified bank, by the central bank of Nigeria.



Good- Luck

Contact us with this email address: c_bn_105@hotmail.com as soon as you
get this mail.

DR RUFUS ADAMS
SECRATRY TO PROF CHARLES C SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE
GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

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