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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)
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • cenbankservice099@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK <cenbankservice099@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:20:26 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT .CONTRACT#:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Email :(cenbankservice099@yahoo.co.uk)
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04 Date:13th, Feb 2007
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT
#:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

FROM THE DESK OF THE GOVERNOR, CBN
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO
Fax:
Tel:

ATTN: Our Honorable Contractor.

YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT .CONTRACT#:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

Our records of outstanding contractors due for payment, with the
federal government of Nigeria, Your name and company was discovered as
next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received
their payments.

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 my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is $10.7
million dollars (Ten million seven hundred thousand united states
dollars).

Please 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) Copy of Drivers License I .D.

As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made
to you in a certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria .

You must call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this
letter for a serious discussion with me and also get back to me at
once.

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

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