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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "charles soludo" (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.
  • +2348059544246 (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.
  • charlessld1@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?charles=20soludo?= <charlessld1@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: adcharlesx@compaqnet.fr
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 19:11:06 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM PROF CHARLES


Jeg har en ny e-mail-adresse!Nu kan du e-maile mig på: charlessld1@yahoo.dk

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS

>From the Desk Of:

Prof Charles Soludo

Executive Governor (CBN)


ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT NO:

MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009


During the auditing and closing of all financial records of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) it was discovered from the records of outstanding Foreign contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria in the year 2005 that Mr.Douglas whose name and contract number appear here executed a contract here and his name is next on the list of Those who will receive their fund in this quater.


I wish to officially notify you that his payment is being processed and will be released as soon as possible but the unfortunate situation here is that this contractor was involved in the belview plane crash last year and all effort to locate his people proved abortive. Note that from the record in our file, his outstanding contract payment is US$20.5M (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand United Stated Dollars) which was awarded to him under the Nigerian National Corporation (NNPC) for servicing and maining some of our oil refineries.


Kindly send the information below to enable this office Proceed by using them in making changes in your name as a next of kin to Mr Douglas and finalize the fund remittance without further delays.


1) Your full name.

2) Phone, fax and mobile.

3) Company name, position and address

4) Profession

5) Copy of Drivers License I .D.


As soon as the above information are received, your payment will be made available to you via an international certified bank draft, which will be delivered to your doorstep for your confirmation.


You should call my direct number:234-805-954-4246 as soon as you receive this letter for further discussion and more clarification.


Best regards,


Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Executive Governor

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

- charles soludo

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