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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Charles Soludo <cenbank2026@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: prof-charlessoludo@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 11:56:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION





CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIAISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OFNIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS





From the Desk Of:
Prof Charles Soludo
Executive Governor (CBN)
Tel:2348023083236



CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
SWIFT CODE: BPH KPL PK,
A/C NUMBER:329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06


ATTN:HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009


We apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulge you through.

However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We apologies once again.

>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria your name is on the list major contractors who have not received their payments for the Federal Plateau Project.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is USD$6.5(Six Millions Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)

Kindly re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings.

1) Your full Name.................................................................
2) Phone, fax and mobile #...................................................
3) Company name, position and address................................
4) Profession , age and marital status....................................
5)Working I?d/Int'l passport....................................................
6)your banking informations..............................................

As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment will be transfer into your account and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank for confirmation. Get back to me immedaitely.

As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to contractors, I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as soon as possible.

Anticipating your urgent respose

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.

YOURS SINCERELY,
















PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)











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