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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)
  • "executive governor" (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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • joyogeh_cbn@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "charles soludo" <soludocbn24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: titis2003@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:02:59 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY FROM THE GOVERNOR.



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
TINUBU SQUARE,
LAGOS
CONTRACT MEMO
ATTN: BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN,
FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE OF THE YEAR.IN OUR RESPONSE TO
INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TORELEASE AND PAY ALL
FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS TO THEIR BENEFICIARIES, I THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA ON THIS DAY ISSUED THE RELEASE OF YOURFOURTY TWO MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS (USD42,000,000,000.00) CONTRACTPAYMENT BY CLASSIFIED
BANK DRAFT.
THIS IS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS DIRECTED THAT
ALLFOREIGN PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME THAT INVOLVED HUGE SUMS OF MONEY SHOULD
BEPAID BY CLASSIFED BANK DRAFT AS MEASURE TO CHECK TERRORIST ACCOUNT
OPERATION AND TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR EVERY PAYMENT.
IN LINE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, I HAVE THEREFORE SIGNED YOUR PAYMENT DRAFT.A
DRAFT PAYMENT COVERING YOUR (USD42, 000,000,.00) CONTRACT SUM HAS BEEN
RAISED IN YOUR FAVOUR TO BE DRAWN FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFF SHORE
ACCOUNT IN AMERICA AND EUROPE. AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, YOU ARE HEREBY
ADVISED TO CONTACT DR.MRS.JOY OGEH.INTERNATIONALREMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR THE MAILING OF YOUR DRATF.
CONTACT HER VIA EMAIL: joyogeh_cbn@yahoo.com
SECURITY NO: BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT COMMUNICATION PROBLEM IN NIGERIA ON
EMAIL ADDRES AND FORWARD YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE DRATF TO BE
SENT TO.AND YOUR TELLEPHONE NUMBERS,ALSO YOU CAN AS WELL ARRANGE FOR A
PHYSICAL COLLECTION OF YOUR DRAFT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HERE. BE
WARNED, YOU SHOULD AVOID AND PREVENT ANY THING THAT CAN CAUSE UNNECESSARY
DELAY,AS THIS MAY BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR
PAYMENT,HENCE ALL YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND CONTACTS HAVE FAILED YOU.
ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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