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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:
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: caleb udoma <calebudo234@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 12:03:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Attn:Amarjit Singh



FROM : THE PRESIDENCY DATE : 4th July , 2006
Nigeria PRESIDENCY
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, HIS EXCELLENCY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES

Cable: ASOROCK- ABUJA .

Aso Rock Villa , Wuse, Abuja .
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA RE:PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE/BLUE PRINT ON OUTRIGHT RECONCILIATION OF ALL CAPITAL AND OUTSTANDING CONTRACT DEBT DULY OWED AND PAYABLE TO SHORT-LISTED FOREIGN CONTRACTORS.

Ref: FGN/PDRC/PRJ.VOL.01/06

Attn: Amarjit Singh


Re:Your Fund Transfer.
This is to inform you that your long over due contract payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria has received the attention of the PRESIDENCY. We have decided to pay you immediately,without futher delay.
This development came as result of the PARIS CLUB DEBT RELIEF to Nigeria. Mr. President Chief OLUSEGUN OBASANJO wants to use this means to show the INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY his readiness to fight corruption in the country,and maintain his policy on total reconcilliation,by granting WAIVER to 30 contractors in which you are among.
Your total payment will be processed,and paid to you through our foreign reserve account ,with the assistance of our officers,which will be made known to you,on receiving your reply.

Your details after the processing of your funds by our apex bank,will be sent to our protocol officer who will contact you,for the document signing and onward release of your payment by wire transfer into your nominated bank account.

Therefore you are advised to stop with immediate effect every communictation you are having with anybody no matter his/her position ,to enable us carry out this assignment and to serve you better.

Mr. PRESIDENT Chief OLUSEGUN OBASANJO has set up a COMMITTEE headed by me to´make sure I investigate every payment and make recommendation to the CBN for immediate payment.This COMMITTEE will approve your payment,with the understanding we have with the new finance minister, and forward it to the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT ,who will now endorse and send all information to our protocol officers attached to our foreign reserve/paying bank,which will effect your payment accordingly.

Therefore, do reconfirm to this office your ,full contact details,and amount.
Thanking you for your understanding in this regard.

Yours faithfully,
Caleb Udoma.


For: THE PRESIDENCY.

cc:Chief Ufot Ekaette , Secretary to the PRESIDENT
cc:Dr, Matthew Egouwa Assistant Secretary to the President.
cc:Prof Charles Soludo.Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.
Long live , the Presidency.
Long live , the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Presidency
Federal Secretariat, Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja, Nigeria FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

























































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