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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348060312110 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: apexbank Nigeria <apexbanknigeriax@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:54:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.


Atten: VICTIMNAME,

Thanks for your email and the contents are well noted. After the receipt of your information which indicate you as the authorized owner of the contract sum $10,700,000.00, the board of directors of this bank has held a meeting and concluded that your payment shall be process through our security company for immediate transfer of the fund to your nominated account.

Upon this sir we shall request your interest to feed us with every necessary information that would enable our security company to handle your payment so therefore upon the receipt of this email, you are requested to write to the below person regarding your contract fund as indicated above for proper direction on how your contract fund will be paid to you:

NAME: DR. T. MAYERS,
PHONE: +234-8060-312110
EMAIL: gw_ft@accountant.com


Sir as soon as you have written to him, kindly let us know for more advise regarding on the procession of your contract release fund to accertain this claim.

Prof. Charles Soludo
Executive Governor, Central
Bank of Nigeria {CBN}.



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