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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)
  • "your payment is being processed" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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: "Governor Central Bank Nigeria" <profsoludo2026@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: profsoludo@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:17:36 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

                                    

                       GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)    

     CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

    TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,

                 LAGOS-NIGERIA

                       OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
               FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
                     CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06

  Attn: Honorable Contractor

RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE ON CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

In efforts to reposition the banking industry with a view to revamping the economy, this office discovered from records, some outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria.

On this development, efforts were made to contact the contractors involved but some could not be available as they are now deceased. As a result of this, i fronted my P.A  to carry further contacts as to reach a relation of any of those who have not received their payment and your name was among those brought on my desk as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.

I wish to disclose to you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you provided you are ready to represent my interest if i assist and facilitate your immediate payment. However, you must promise to treat this as a classified information bearing in mind my sensitive position as the APEX BANK GOVERNOR.  Also note that from the record in my file, your outstanding contract payment is (Thirteen Million, Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). More information and guideline to confirm your payment would be given to you as soon as you respond by reconfirming to me your below information:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone #,  Mobile and fax (if any)
3) Company name, Position and Address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Any kind of identification (if any)

As soon as this information 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 the copy of transfer confirmation information will be given to you for you to take to your bank for confirmation. I am ready to render you my personal assistance as long as you will play according to instructions and not to implicate my effort

Kindly get back to me as soon as you receive this mail.

 YOURS SINCERELY,

   

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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