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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: "CHARLES C. SOLUDO" <cbngovernor@cenbnk-nig.org>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 02:51:58 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

Attn:

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

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$65.7million
dollars (sixty five million seven 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.

Please email me as soon as you receive this letter call me on this D/L:
234-803-4971374 for a serious discussion with me.
Regards,

Prof Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria.

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