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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: "Profcharles soludo" <soludo_02@msn.com>
Reply-To: profcharles_soludo121@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:59:35 +0000
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT. U/A

FROM THE DESK OF:
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

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.

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$6.7
million dollars (six million seven hundred thousand united states
dollars).

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline 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 and marital status.
5) Scanned Copy of your international passport or drivers
license

As soon as these information’s are received, your payment will be made to
you in a certified bank draft or wired to your bank account directly
from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to
take to your bank and confirm it.

Regards,

PROF CHARLES SOLUDO.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank Of Nigeria.



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