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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +2348030667490 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof.Charles Soludo" <prof_charlessoludo45@msn.com>
Reply-To: profcharles1@financier.com
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:21:21 +0000
Subject: Immediate Contract Payment

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS
FROM THE DESK OF:
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN}
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Phone:+234-803-066-7490


ATTN:HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR



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.l
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$25.7 million dollars(twenty five million, seven hundred thousand
united states dollars).Please re-confirm to me if this is in line with what
you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings

1) Your full name.
2) Your Telephone, fax and mobile number
3) company name,position and address.
4) Your receiving Banking particulars.
5) Copy of your international passport.
6) Your bank account details for immediate transfer.

As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to you
in a certified bank draft or wired to your bank account diretly from Central
Bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank
for confirmation.

You can call me on my direct telefax: +234-1-7596768,or direct phone:
+234-803-066-7490 as soon as you receive this letter for a serious
discussion with me and also get back to me through my e-mail address.

Yours Faithfully,
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO.
Executive Governor Central Bank Of NIgeria.(CBN)

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