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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "charles soludo" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Gabriel Blanco" <gabrielloboblanco1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 05:58:49 -0500
Subject: FUND TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT NOW

FUND TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT NOW




The information contained in this E-mail and/or attachments may
contain protected health, legally privileged, or otherwise
confidential information intended only for the use of the individual
(s) concerned. If you, the reader of this message, are not the
intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that you may not further disseminate, distribute,
disclose, copy or forward this message or any of the content herein.
If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender
immediately and delete the original
Attn; To Whom It May Concern
SUBJECT; FUND TRANSFER.
DR CHARLES SOLUDO
THE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PRINTING AND MINTING.

SOLUDO HAVE FINALLY REALEASED THE SUM OF 54, BILLION DOLLARS TO EXECUTE ALL
FOREIGN PAYMENTS TO OUR NUMEROUS COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE DONE
CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL GVERNMENT OR STATE GOVERNMENT OR LOCAL GOVERMENT
IN OUR COUNTRY FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS TO APPLY IMMEDIATELY FOR THERE
IMMIDIATE PAYMENT TO ANY OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN THE WORLD,MOST OF THE
PEOPLE THAT DID THIS CONTRACT ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND AND SOME OF THEM HAVE
ALSO GONE,YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR INTREST SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU THERE
CONTRACT AWARD INFORMATIONS SO THAT THE FUND CAN BE WIRE TO YOUR ACCOUNT
NOW AND I WILL NEGOCIATE ON HOW MUCH I WILL COLLECT AS SOON AS THE 12.5
MILLON IS PAID TO YOU. THIS EXECESS WILL ONLY LAST FOR 3 WEEKS PLEASE BE
AWARE NOW, PLEASE STATE HOW MUCH CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO YOU AND IN WHAT
YEAR.
YOU ARE ADVICE TO FORDARD YOUR ADDRESS,TELEPHONE NUMBER AND ALSO YOUR BANK
ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT YOUR PAYMENT SHOULD BE WIRED INTO.
THANKS
REGARD
GABRIEL LOBO BLANCO
P. C. D
CNTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ABUJA

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