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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: "Prof Charles Soludo" <charlessoludocbn@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:42:20 +0000
Subject: PROF. CHRIS CHARLES SOLUDO (CON)

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TELEX/WIRE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT
FROM THE DESK OF PROF. CHRIS CHARLES SOLUDO

Ref: 2005 BUDGET/CBN/VOL.01/2005

RE:OFFICIAL BUDGET ON ALL UNPAID CONTRACT FUNDS ENTITLEMENT TO ALL APPROVED
FUNDS BENEFICIARIES.

ATTN : HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY.

The Central Bank of Nigeria are sincerely sorry for the slight delay in
notifying you of the positive outcome of the Ministerial Resolution Meeting
just concluded, it was due to the reshuffling of cabinet.My officialn
appointment as the Central Bank Governor in replacement of Chief Joseph
Sanusi who was my superior officer.

I, Professor, Charles Soludo, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria have
been mandated for prompt liquidation of all unpaid contract funds entitlemen
to the rightful funds beneficiaries, whose name were submited on my desk for
immediate payment via Swift Telegraphic Transfer (KTT). Be officially
advised that your name has been short-listed among those to receive their
funds within 1 week from this notification date of payment to you.

You are therefore advised to re-confirm your current banking details,The
amout, Your full name and address, telephone & fax numbers,your
international passport photo or driver's license to enable your official
payment transfer slip 2005to be issued and finally to enable you receive
your new transfer pin/sequel access code 2005,to enable us execute immediate
transfer of your funds into your approved designated bank account
effectively without any further delay. The Presidency (Debt Management
Office), after the Irrevocable Authority to Remit Order was issued and dully
coppied to the approriate ministries concerned, has irrevocably given final
Consequential Order to my good office to pay all approved contract sum/funds
to their rightful beneficiaries, who has suffered in the past from the hands
of the already sacked corrupt officials/unsolicitated and unauthorised
staffs of Central Bank, who has exorted illegal fees from a lot of
contractors but failed to do their work accordingly.

Furthermore, notice is hereby given for the terminal date of all approved
payment, which all approved funds beneficiaries are expected to meet the
given deadline to avoid returning the approved funds to Federal Government
Treasury/Internal Revenue Account for immediate settlement of all Government
of Nigeria project yet unsettled. Be officially advised to act as instructed
and call this office for more update.It is good to inform you that any
beneficiary who response to this mail within 24 hours and comply with our
official directives accordingly, shall receive his or her funds into his
bank account within 72 banking working hours without any further delay.

Note: This official message supercedes every other information in respect of
your payment, and to avoid unlawful diversion of your funds, be advised
officially to desist from any unsolicited or illegal body. Furthermore,
disregard any unuseful information that ia not emanating from this office
for your best interest.

You are hereby advised to act urgently.Be rest assured that all necessary
logistics has been concluded to ensure immediate settlement of your
payment.Congratulations for this final resolution of your over due payment.
We are sincerely sorry for all inconveniences you must have encountered in
the past in the hands of unscrupulous officials in our Government,and we
promise to serve you now better.

Sincerely yours,

PROF. CHRIS CHARLES SOLUDO (CON)
C.B.N. GOVERNOR

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