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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Soludo" <soludo_solob1@msn.com>
Reply-To: cbngov_solob@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 02:46:17 +0000
Subject: Please assure me

 

 

                                        

     CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

    TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,

                 LAGOS-NIGERIA

                       OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
               FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
                     CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

I am sorry to bother you, I searched for you because you important for me and without you i cannot achieve my goal.Really, I am ready and interested in a private business partnership with you if only you can cooperate with me.

I have the power as the CBN DIRECTOR to transfer $25million to your account if only you can give me a strong assurance that you will not run away with my money when it hits your account?

The late Mrs Stalle Obasanjo has intrusted me to transfer this fund to her private account in spain before she met her untimely death last month, so i just want to let you know that i have successfully transfered the money to a private security bank in spain waiting for you to assist me go there and put a claim as the owner.

If you can get back to  me i will give you more details as soon as possible.

   

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO

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