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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:
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • centralbankk_nigeriaa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANk <cbnn_bankk_nig@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: centralbankof_nigeria11@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:59:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DID YOU!!!


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

LAGOS-NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR YOUR PAYMENT ;Ref;NUMBERS 000999/CBN/7535/2003.


ATTN: Bosha,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

DID YOU AUTHORISED ONE MR.LOUIS HENRIK WHO PRESENTATED DOCUMENT OF CLAIM PURPORTED TO HAVE SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PART-PAYMENT OF 5MILLION USD ONLY.

PLEASE RECONFIRM BACK TO ME TO AVOID ANY IRREGULARITIES AS YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFFERED (BASED ON URGENT INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED THIS MORNING FROM THE PRESIDENCY OFFICE .).

TO THAT EFFECT , YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO RESPOND TO ANY MAIL OR FAX CONCERNING YOUR FUND FROM ANY BODY WHO CLAIM TO BE OR YOUR AGENT AS YOUR FUND IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERED IMMEDAITELY BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THIS OFFICE.

YOU ARE WARNED AND ADVISED TO FOLLOW-UP INSTRUCTIONS AS REGARDS TO YOUR FUND.

THE ABOVE IS YOUR PAYMENT (REF.# .(000999/CBN/7535/2003.) FOR THE SECURITY OF YOUR FUND .ANY MAIL OR FAXES WITH OUT YOUR PAYMENT NUMBERS AS STATED ABOVE , SHOULD BE DISREGARDED IMMEDIATELY .

WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS URGENCY REQUIRED AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT OR AT (centralbankk_nigeriaa@yahoo.com).

REGARDS,



Waiting as urgency required .


PROF: CHARLES SOLUDO.


(CBN) GOVERNOR.(FGN)


Cc.............Accountant General of FGN.
Cc...............Presidency office (FGN)
CC............Director Audit Unit.





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