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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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • centralbankof_nigeria2005@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: john moyo <jo_moyo2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 03:01:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT US FOR YOUR PAYMENT


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.
OUR REF_CBN?FOREX/01/05
YOUR REF- fGN FMF?VOL_O12/05
CABLE CBN_NG
DEAR Sir,

ATT THE HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR.

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA HAS GIVEN MANDATE TO CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR MR
CHARLES SOLUDO TO PAY ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS THEIR
OVER_ DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT AT THIS LAST QUARTER OF
THE YEAR THROUGH INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT.[IBD].

AFTER DEATAILED STUDY AND INVESTIGATION OF THE
APPLICATION FOR APPROVALS FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
TO THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR. YOUR NAME WAS AMOUNG
THE
TEN [ 10] FOREIGN CONTRACTORS WHOSE PAYMENT HAS
APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.THE PART PAYMENT OF
US$15.5MILLION US DOLLARS HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR
PAYMENT TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT.{ FIFTEEN MILLION
FIVE
HUNDERED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY]

YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISE TO CONTACT THIS OFFICE
IMMEDIATELY YOU RECIEVED THIS INFORMATIONS. TO AVOID
PAYING TO WRONG PERSON. FORWARD TO THIS OFFICE YOUR
BANK INFORMATIONS AND YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
FOR EASY
COMMUNICATIONS;centralbankof_nigeria2005@yahoo.com .

WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY SIR.
THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS.
BEST REGARDS.
DR JOHN MOYO





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