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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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • terryama25@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: charlescsoludo1@apropo.ro
Date: 27 Jul 2006 04:40:51 -0000
Subject: EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,

TINUBU SQUARE,

LAGOS,

CONTRACT MEMO.



ATTN: BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN,





FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE OF THE YEAR.IN OUR RESPONSE TO

INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TORELEASE AND PAY ALL

FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS TO THEIR BENEFICIARIES, I THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF

NIGERIA ON THIS DAY ISSUED THE RELEASE OF YOURFOURTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATE

DOLLARS (USD42,000,000,000.00) CONTRACT PAYMENT BY CLASSIFIED BANK DRAFT.





THIS IS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS DIRECTED THAT

ALLFOREIGN PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME THAT INVOLVED HUGE SUMS OF MONEY SHOULD

BEPAID BY CLASSIFED BANK DRAFT AS MEASURE TO CHECK TERRORIST ACCOUNT

OPERATION AND TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR EVERY PAYMENT.IN LINE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT,

I HAVE THEREFORE SIGNED YOUR PAYMENT DRAFT.A DRAFT PAYMENT COVERING YOUR

(USD42, 000,000,.00) CONTRACT SUM HAS BEEN RAISED IN YOUR FAVOUR TO BE DRAWN FROM

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFF SHORE ACCOUNT IN AMERICA AND EUROPE. AS A MATTER OF

URGENCY, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO CONTACT DR. MRS.JOY

OGE .INTERNATIONALREMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR THE

MAILING OF YOUR

DRATF.CONTACT HER VIA EMAIL: terryama25@yahoo.com





SECURITYNO:BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT COMMUNICATION PROBLEM IN NIGERIA ON EMAIL

ADDRES AND FORWARD YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE DRAFT TO BE SENT

TO.AND YOUR TELLEPHONE NUMBERS,ALSO YOU CAN AS WELL ARRANGE FOR A PHYSICAL

COLLECTION OF YOUR DRAFT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HERE.BE WARNED, YOU

SHOULD AVOID AND PREVENT ANY THING THAT CAN CAUSE UNNECESSARYDELAY,AS THIS

MAY BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT,HENCE ALL YOUR

PAST EFFORTS AND CONTACTS HAVE FAILED YOU.





ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.





YOURS FAITHFULLY,

PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO,

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
____________________________
http://rezervari.apropo.ro - Rezerva-ti on-line o camera in peste 3300 de orase de pe glob

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