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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:
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Soludo" <charles_soludo_12@msn.com>
Reply-To: charles_soludo1112@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:03:47 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY.

FEDERATION INCLUDING OUR NEIGHBOURING AFRICAN COUNTRIES

New,there is some amount of money being registered as (filinmateria) in
financial security,$18.6m US dollars registered as a diplomatic
consignment on transit.the consignment is already with a financial
security company in Europe


NOTE sir,our problem is not setting out the fund from nigerian,but
managing the fund in transit until it is deposit in a foreign account,we
therefore strongly need your co-operation to stand on our behalfand
solicit for the release of this consignment as the diplomat that you are
the beneficail of this consignment,we have planned out the modalities to
execute this transaction within 7 working days.this will enable us to
change all the relevant documents to your personal companies name,as I
am Dr.Charles Soludo, the chairman of Nigeria Port Authority (NPA).

Sir/Mdam,

We write with reference to the above subject and regret the
impossibility that it has obviously become to make Inter Bank,wire
transfer form Nigeria,which has become impossible due to on going
investigation of funds from Nigeria.Presently,it is extremely dangerous
to wire funds from Nigeria,due to notorious characters,which Nigeria has
assumed in the last 10 years ago

Sir,we seek your confident to let you know this,am presently the
Chairman of Nigeria Port Authority(NPA) the panel overseeing the
contract of (NPA) reactivation through the bonafite beneficiary of the
fund.

NOTE

1. 60% will be for me and conllecgious.
2. 30% will be for you to stand as the beneficiary.
3. 10% will be expenses both local and international please,if you
are
interested,send to me the following information.


your full detail adddress,residential/office,one telephone and fax
number,to enable us prepare a document on your behalf bonafite
beneficiary
of the
consingment.

please this arrangement secretly handles between both parties involved
in the transaction.

Regards.

Dr. Charles Soludo.

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