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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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.
  • soludir2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "soludir2006" <soludir2006@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 08:25:57 -0600
Subject: I AM WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY



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


FROM OFFICE OF THE
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
PROF CHARLES SOLUDO

Dear Friend,

I am prof charles soludo, the governor central bank of
Nigeria.It is with belief and trust that I send you this
obvious and sensitive business proposal to enable me
and my colleagues remit the sum of USD$20.5Million
(Twenty Million, Five hundred Thousand United States
Dollars Only)into your account.This amount belongs to
Mr. GEORGE GRANT NOLIN from United State of America an
operation account number 0130648335800 an expatriate
with (STRABAG NIGERIA PLC.) and has been operating it
since the past 14 years (fourteen years) until he died
in plane crash. We would carry out the entire
groundwork.

We are contacting you because law precludes us from
operating any foreign bank account while in service.If it
interests you to assist, please feel free to contact
me through the above email addresses for the attention
of prof charles soludo or better still call me on my
direct line(234-80-23582036)
METHOD/MODE OF SHARING:-

A. Total sum with account = USD$24 Million
B. Amount to be withdrawn = USD$20.5 Million
C. My self and my colleagues = USD$12 Million
D. Account holder (That is you) = USD$7Million
E. Incidental expenses = USD$1.5 Million
F. Banks commissionfiltered= USD$3.5 Million.

Finally, I would highly appreciate it if you could
make up your mind for us to do the business, which
will be of great mutual benefit to both of us.
Thanking you for your kind co-operation and remain
blessed as we look forward to hear from you soonest.
Other details will be disclosed to you as soon as you
declare your interest.

Prof Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria
EMAIL: soludir2006@yahoo.co.uk

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