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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:
  • "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)
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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)
  • "abuja" (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 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.
  • prof_soludo_charles001@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • cbn_paymen@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?prof=20soludo=20charels=20central=20ba?= <prof_soludo_charles001@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: prof_soludo_charles001@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 08:04:47 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : prof_soludo_charles001@yahoo.fr

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

WUSE 2, GARKI, ABUJA-NIGERIA





FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

WUSE 2, GARKI ABUJA



Immediate Contract Payment.

Contract #: MAV /NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,

Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,

A/C#: 329606=101244=169=6787

Attention:

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal government of Nigeria, your name and family was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding Beneficiaries of dead contractors who lost their lives in a motor accident along Niger delta road Asaba, delta state. You’re the rightful beneficiary of the family since there is no other person to have this fund since 1999.



In line with the new policy of the federal government of Nigeria, and the passing of a new law by the national assembly establishing the Foreign Contract Payment Supervision Council (FCPSC). This foreign office based here and outside the shores of this country is to facilitate the easy payment of our debt to our foreign beneficiary contractor.

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 {USD25.7 million dollars (Twenty five million seven hundred thousand united states dollars).

Please 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.

5) Copy of Int'l Passport.



As soon as this information’s 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 a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it.

You must get back to me on my direct email {cbn_paymen@yahoo.com} as soon as you receive this letter for a serious discussion with me.





Regards,

Prof Charles Soludo

Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria.

- prof soludo charels central bank

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