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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:
  • "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: "Professor Charles Soludo" <proffessor_charles_cbn@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:07:58 -0800
Subject: URGENT.... PLEASE RESPOND...

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

 

              

   

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

                          

HE DESK OF PROFESSOR. CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
INTERNATIONAL RIMMITANCE DEPARTMENT.
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

 

# CBN HOUSE, Tinubu square,
Eleke Crescent-Victoria Island Marina,
Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria West Africa.
P.O. Box 55037 Falomo Ikoyi Lagos Island Marina.

 

                          REGARDING YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT

 

Dear Mr. Hadu Wurfel,

Thank you for your prompt response to my last mail dated to you regarding your contract payment.

Please take note that i have explain to you in my first mail dated to you regarding your contract payment that i was only instructed to mail you by the Federal Government of Nigeria for your approval of your contract payment.

 

I’m contacting you in order to hasten your payment processing, we require some vital document from you that will enable us to make the transfer into your desire account but before then you are require to contact the Advocate who will help you to produce the vital needed document for your contract payment purpose and a fee will be required from you. You are contacting Central Bank Of Nigeria Advocate that’s why a fee is required from you before processing but if you told him that Prof. Charles referred you to him  the fee will be low and I can render any assistance for you there, also note that you don not have much time to waste, all unclaimed payment will be sent to Federal Reserved Bank.

 

 

I await your response on this matter.

 

Thank you, God bless.

 

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Governor, CBN

 

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