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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO CBN GOVERNOR" <charles_cbn_soludo_govr@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: soludo_cbn_govt@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:21:20 -0500
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRAQCT PAYMENT OF US$45,700.000.00 IN YOUR FAVOUR)

                 CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
            TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA

 

Our Ref: FGN/CBN/PMT/FQY/005

 

FROM THE DEXT OF EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
PROF.CHARLES  C. SOLUDO.
 
 From the records of outstanding  contractors due for payment with the  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA(FGN), your name and  company was discovered as  next on the list of the outstanding contractors who  have not 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 outstanding  contract payment is US$45.7  million dollars(forty five million seven hundred  thousand united states  dollars) With contract number:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009. Do re-confirm to me if this is Online  with what you have in  your record and also re-confirm to me the followings

1) Your full name.
 2) Phone, fax and mobile,
 3) company name,position and address.
 4) Profession,age merital status
 

As soon as this informations are received, your  payment will be made to you through Telegraphic Transfer T/T to your nominated bank account hence we can very your claim.  You must reply me on my private email as soon as you receive  this letter for a serious discussion with me, also you can call me on my private line bellow.
 
 MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS: cbn_gov2005@myway.com

 BEST REGARDS
 
 

Prof Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central  Bank Of Nigeria,(CBN)
Private line:+234 1 434 4125.
Website: www.cenbank.org.

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