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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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Fraud email example:

From: cbngovernor@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 06:38:39 +0200
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

ATTN:CONTRACTOR,

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

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal
Government of Nigeria, yourname and 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$45.7 million dollars (fourty five million seven hundredthousand united
states dollars).

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what we have in 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 and marital status.

5) Scanned copy of int'l passport.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you
in a certified bank draft or wired to your bank account directly from Central
Bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your
bank and confirm it.

You must call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this letter
for a serious discussion with me and also get back to me on this e-mail:charlessoludo2@virgilio.it.


Regards,

Prof. Charles C.Soludo.
Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Direct line: 234-80-33027387 or fax:234-1-7594057

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