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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: "Prof.Charles Soludo" <pccs_banker99000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pccs_banker@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 03:47:33 -0600
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR

FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N)
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO

I am Prof Charles Soludo, The Governor of central bank of Nigeria. I got
your contact from the net during my personal search, after thorough
deliberations, I decided to contact you for a very confidential business
transaction of mutual benefit. Following the on going settlement of the long
awaited foreign contract debt, during our verification exercise, we came
across an over-invoiced Contract (Contract No: FMA/PED/1473/96).

This contract was awarded in July, 1996 and completed in August, 1998, and
the original contractor has since been paid leaving the over-invoiced sum of
US$25.5m (Twenty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
.This Amount has been left floating in the account with the federation bank,
until my recent discovery. I have decided to seek for the assistance of a
reliable foreign partner into whose account the fund will be transferred
into for our own use. I wish to inform you that the payment is being
processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.
Please confirm to me the followings details.

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 are received, the 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. You should respond as
soon as you receive this letter for a serious discussion.


Best Regards,
Prof. Charles Soludo
Governor Central bank of Nigeria

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