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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +2348029831425 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "governor office" <governoroffice15@msn.com>
Reply-To: cbn_payment101@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:50:26 +0000
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

                                               

    CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
            TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA

(OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR)

DIRECT LINE :/L:+234-8029831425

 

 

FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO
D/L: +234-1-4769257

ATTN: Our Reliable Client.

YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT . CONTRACT#:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

Our records of outstanding contractors due for payment, with the federal government of Nigeria, Your name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments. I am prof.charles c.soludo. The executive governor central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN)

 

Firstly, I plead on behalf of my country and the Central Bank of Nigeria for not contacting you all this while as regards your contract payment, which I know by now, must have cost you some inconvineince, I am promising You on behalf of the central bank of Nigeria that this will not repeat itself any more.

 

I want you to know that your payment is valid and maintained with us here. I have ensured that you receive your fund through an international certified bank draft OR through banking wiring transfer, acceptable and payable to  you. I advice you to cooperate with me and listen to my advice as the Central Bank of Nigeria (cbn) will not be held responsible for any lapses or miss-direction of your fund due to your inability to cooperate with me who is in-charge as the new elected executive governor of the central bank of Nigeria (CBN).

 

I can not vividly explain how this payment was generated / occured to you, but i was informed before I resumed my humble office in the month of may 2004 that a contract with the federal government was executed in your favor by a foreign contractor, who at the point of execution did not receive his payments. Coupled with the fact that the computer departments of the central bank was burnt down some months ago before I resumed this humble office, and all available informations as regards your informations that was dropped by the foreign contractor was missing as well.

 

when we were able to trace burnt files we were only left with your email address which I can not see clearly. When this payment notification was forwarded to my humble office, I decided to contact you for immediate payment in an international certified bank draft, or direct crediting to your norminated banking account payable to you  in your name .

 

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 $15.7 million dollars (Fifteen million seven hundred thousand united states dollars).

 

P lease re-confirm to me if this is inline 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 and marital 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 .

 

You must call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this letter for a serious discussion with me and also get back to me at once

CONGRATULATIONS.

Prof. Charles c. Soludo.
Executive governor,
central bank of Nigeria (cbn).
D/L: +234-8029831425

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