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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "charles soludo" (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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO <prof_cha06@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:22:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE MR JUSTIN VERY URGENT YOU ACT FAST


Dear Justin,

Please,Mr.Justin as you have raised the money to finalise the transfer of this fund,please Justin very important you have to first of all send to me immediately the sum of $10,000.dollars.Because we must pay part of the charges now that is why you have to send it to me immediately today through western nuion,and it has to be paid bit by bit,by $5,000 - $5,000,so please send it to me immediately you recieve this mail,

Please Mr.Justin, to be easy to claim send it through WESTERN UNION KIOSK OR POST OFFICE and as soon as you are through mail me immediately with the complet payment information including the TEN CONTROL CODE NUMBER and your address that you use in filling the form together with the amount you sent to me.And you will send the money through western union with this information below,

NAME:OMOH HENRY
ADDRESS: 5 OKEME STREET
PEDRO,LAGOS
NIGERIA
YOUR TEXT QUESTION IS:
YOUR ANSWER IS:
so please fill this form below and retune to me immediately,

(1) SENDER FULL NAME:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(2) TEXT QUESTION:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(3) TEXT ANSWER:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(4) TEN CONTROL CODE NUMBER:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(5) SENDER FULL ADDRESS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Please fill all this and retune including your full address that you use in western union form.

yours

Professor Charles Soludo,
N.B:
PLEASE MR.JUSTIN VERY IMPROTANT YOU GET BACK TO ME WITH THE INFORMATION THROUGH THIS VERY BOX FOR NOW,




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