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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:
  • "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.
  • charles.c.20012@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: officialuse@use1.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:21:42 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT: REF: NUMBERS #MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.Urgent.


YOUR PAYMENT: REF: NUMBERS #MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.Urgent.

Attention: Honorable Contractor.

Did you Authorize anybody who presented document of claim, reported to
have signed by you for the release of your part-payment of
US$20,000,000,00 Twenty Million.

Reconfirm back to me to avoid any irregularities as your payment is now
ready to be delivered to you by diplomatic Means (based on the
instructions received this morning from the Attorney General of the
Federation).

Based on that you have been advised not to respond to any mail or fax
concerning your fund from any body who claim to be your agent as your
PAYMENT will be ready at the soonest time to be delivered to you by the
authority of this office.

Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:
1) Your full name’s.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Scanned copy of int'l passport.
6) Reply To This Email:charles.c.20012@hotmail.com

With regards to your fund you are advised to follow-up instructions
only from this office below is your payment (REF.#
.MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009) any mail or faxes with out your payment numbers
,you should disregards it.

Regards and best wishes,
Professor Charles C. Soludo
Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria CBN

Anti-fraud resources:

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