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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)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "ich habe eine neue e-mail-adresse!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "charles soludo" (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 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.
  • centrabanknigeria5@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Central=20Bank=20Nigeria?= <centrabanknigeria5@yahoo.de>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 02:29:35 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Final Notice


Ich habe eine neue E-Mail-Adresse!Ich bin jetzt unter folgender E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen: centrabanknigeria5@yahoo.de



FROM THE DESK OF:


PROF CHARLES SOLUDO


CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR


ATTENTION:


OVER DUE CONTRACT


THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT FUND HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH OUR LONDON OFFICE BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.




MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:


NAME: JANET WHITE


BANK NAME: CITI BANK


BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.


ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.


PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS NFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$12.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT INFO.THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF CONTRACT ON YOUR BEHALF.



1. YOUR NAME:..............................


2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...................................


3. YOUR TELEPHONE ..................................


4. FAX...................................................


5. AGE......................................................


6. SEX:....................................


7. YOUR OCCUPATION:......................................


8. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:...................................



AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH


ALL NESSCCARY PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO REMMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.


THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE CONTRACT FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE


AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUND THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHEN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.



WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCE THE DELAY


INTRANSFERING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSE YOU.


PLEASE MAIL BACK.


BEST REGARDS,




PROF CHARLES SOLUDO


CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR




CC: ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT COMMITTEE


CC: SENATE PRESIDENT


CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]


CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA







- Central Bank Nigeria

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