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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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: CHARLES SOLUDO <charlessoludo_cbngov1011@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 04:18:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA)


FROM THE DESK OF: EXECUTIVR GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Attn: Amarjit Singh,

I am Professor Charles Soludo, Executive Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just concluded it’s seating in Abuja just released your name amongst contractors to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment, we are going to send your contract part payment of USD$10,000,000.00 to you via diplomatic courier service.

However, we wish to bring to your notice that this fund still reflects in our central computer as unpaid contractor fund. We wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being Federal Government of Nigeria have stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer due to contractor’s numerous petitions to United Nations against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of contract funds to different account.

We have secured every needed document to cover the money. Note: The money is coming on 2 security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who will accompany the boxes to your house address.

All you need to do now is to send to me your

1: Full house address
2: Your identity such as, international passport or driver’s license
3: Your contact phone numbers,
4: Marital status and Sex
5: Age

The Diplomatic attaches will travel with it. He will call you immediately he arrives in your country's airport. I hope you understand me.

Note: The diplomat does not know the original contents of the boxes. What we declared to them as the contents of the boxes is Sensitive Photographic Film Material. We did not declare money to them. We will let you know how far we have gone with the arrangement. We will secure the Diplomatic immunity clearance certificate that will be tagged on the boxes which makes it to be a diplomatic consignment.

This clearance will make it pass every custom checkpoint all over the world without hitch. Confirm the receipt of this message and send the requirements to us immediately you receive this message.

Nigeria Government will take care of the shipment of the consignments and you as the beneficiary will clear the consignment immediately the diplomats arrive with the consignment there in your country.

Please I need urgent reply because the boxes are schedule to live as soon as we hear from you. Reply me immediately you receive this message.

Best Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)



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