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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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Rita" <ritta11@myway.com>
Reply-To: soludo2006@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:43:39 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Executive Governor, Central Bank Of Nigeria.(C.B.N)


FROM THE DESK OF:PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO,THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN).ATTN: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT#:NNPC/FGN/CBN/001,AMOUNT:USD$17.5M This is to notify you that your case was presented to us and was deliberated upon Last Monday during the on going National Economic Summit of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the presence of the president, Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, the Honorable Minister of Finance, MRS,NENADI E. USMAN and myself as the New Central Bank of Nigeria Governor (Prof. Charles Soludo) and other key economic policy matters. It was discovered to the dismay of all participants that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed despite being cleared by the authorized Financial regulatory bodies. It was discovered that some unscrupulous individuals aiming to frustrating all your efforts have removed some vital documents from your payment file.However, a 7-man harmonization, normalization,
notarization, computerization and re-documentation committee has been set up to finally perfect all the necessary documentation to that effect. After much strict scrutiny on your file, we discovered that some top government officials in Nigeria especially in banks are working against your interest in this case. We have decided to go into a pact with a reputable correspondence Bank in America called [SUFFOLK COUNTRY NATIONAL BANK USA] to settle your payment.You are advice to contact the Governor of central Bank immediately for the setting up of your accredited payment access code number, password and allocation of foreign exchange for your Payment through the nominated bank. Remember to recomfirm to me your contact phone and fax numbers.Regards,Mrs Rita Sanusi,For:PROF CHARLES SOLUDO.Executive Governor, Central Bank Of Nigeria.(C.B.N)

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