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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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348024059399 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR"
<charlessoludo_cbn@foreignpaymentdept.com>
Reply-To: gov_charlessoludo_office@walla.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:20:25 +0000
Subject: payment Verification

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04



Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Telephone: +234-8024059399
Efax: +1-205-449-4758
Email:gov_charlessoludo_office@walla.com

Dear Sir,

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009 / NEXT OF KIN
FUND.

>From the records of outstanding contractors/Next of Kin Fund and Lottery
Claim due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your name and
company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding Payments who
have not yet 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 unstanding part payment is US$10,700,000.00 (Ten
million seven hundred thousand united states dollars). Kindly 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.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in
a Certified Bank Draft or wired to your nominated bank account directly from
Central Bank of Nigeria.

You can call me on my telephone number +234-8024059399. for
moreclearification.

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria {CBN}.

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