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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348056370078 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • cbn_governor.charles001@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF CHARLES SOLUDO" <mrjude_01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cbn_governor.charles001@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:22:28 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

              

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS-NIGERIA

 

Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04

Feb 8^th 2006

 

                          IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

  

 CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
 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). Please 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 in a certified bank  draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will  be given to you for you to take to your bank and  confirm it  You must call me on my direct  number(234-8056370078)as soon as you receive  this letter for a serious discussion with me.
 
 MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESSES
 cbn_governor.charles001@yahoo.com 
 BEST REGARDS
 
 PROF CHARLES SOLUDO.
 Executive Governor,
 Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN).
 Direct Line: 234-8056370078.
 

PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO.

EXCUTIVE GOVERNOR,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)

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