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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: sb1967@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:35:37 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT#

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO.
PLOT 22, A LANE,CBN ESTATE,
ABUJA-NIGERIA.
E- MAIL: charles_soludo000@myway.com
Attn: SIR,

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT#
From the records of outstanding contractors due for
payment with the federal government of Nigeria your
name 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$9.2 million dollars(Nine million Two hundred
thousand united states dollars). Please re-confirm to
me if this is inline with what you 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) Copy of int'l passport.

As soon as this informations are received, your
payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft
from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given
to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it.

Get back to me on this address:
charles_soludo000@myway.com
Professor Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria.


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