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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)
  • "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)
  • "million 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)
  • "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 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.
  • cenbank@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "centralbanknig" <centralbanknig@wooow.it>
Reply-To: cenbank@citromail.hu
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:55:46 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA
ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA



From the Desk Of:
Prof Charles Soludo
Executive Governor (CBN)

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/NNPC/NEXT OF KING/06

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.


ATTENTION:


Following the protest of the International Community, The
World Bank, IMF and the instruction by the President and
Commander in Chief of the armed forces(Chief General
Olusegun Obasanjo) that all outstanding forieghn debts
especially next of kin payment should be released to the
benefeciaries forthwith unconditionally.

From the records of outstanding debts due for payment with
the Federal government of Nigeria your name was discovered
as next on the list of the outstanding, who have not
received their payments.


We 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 us$6million dollars(Six
Million United States Dollars). Please re-confirm to me if
this is online 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)Age and marital status.
4)profession,
5) Copy of int'l passport,drivers linsense,or any valid ID
card.


As soon as this information's are received, your payment
will be made To you in a Certified Bank Draft from central
bank of Nigeria or direct Wire Transfer for you to your
bank and confirm it.


For us to consider you serious and start processing your
payment reply to this EMAIL:cenbank@citromail.hu
Regards,

YOURS SINCERELY,

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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