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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348080949811 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • charlessoludo1980@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "procsoludo5000@terra.es" <procsoludo5000@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:17:29 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
#34,MARINA STREET
Garki 11, Garki-Abuja.
Our Ref:CBN-0XX2/987/2007
FROM THE DESK OF
PROF CHARLES C SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NGERIA (CBN)
DIRECT SECURITY NUMBER:234-80-80949811


IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION {IPN}.


I wish to write this massage to you in confirmation of your fund
payment through this honorable bank (Central Bank of Nigeria) (CBN).

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the president of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration to
handle the fund payment over to our bank (CBN) and the transfer of all
the outstanding foreign payment is ready to be paid immediately and
debt from the contracts executed in Nigeria under the Nigeria National
Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC), or inheritance funds and other federal
government's deal done by foreigners.

Your payment file was directed to my office for some times so that we
can pay you as soon as we hear from you because we are incharge of
your payment to transfer or release to your account to aviod any scam or
fraud regarding your payment and also we apologize for the delay of
your fund payment due to the some foreign exchange approval which was
delayed by the federal ministry of finance.(F.M.F)

The following information is in your payment agreement file was
directed to me in my office to be release or transfer with immedite effect,
and I want you to reconfirm them immediately you receive this letter for
immediate payment.PAYMENT ORDER NUMBER: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/007 CONTRACT
SUM: TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$12,000,000.00)

You are therefore advise to reply through our private
email:charlessoludo1980@gmail.com With your informations such:

1) Your Full Name:
2) Phone, Fax And Mobile:
3) Company Name, (if any)
Position And Address:
4) Bank Details:
5) Profession, Age And Marital
Status:
6) Copy Of your Int'l Passport/Driving license

lastley, you are warned to disregard other contact with other offices
or Banks unless as

been directed by this Bank.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction.

Congratulations!

Best Regards

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
DIRECT SECURITY NUMBER:234-80-80949811
NOTE:REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ID:charlessoludo1980@gmail.com







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