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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:
  • "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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348050743411 (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.
  • soludoc1234_profcharles@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Central Bank" <central_b23@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: soludoc1234_profcharles@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:14:34 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

                

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA 

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT

 CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS

TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS

 TEL: +234-805-0743411

 

FROM DESK OF:
PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
EXCUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
EMAIL:soludoc1234_profcharles@yahoo.com

 

ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR,

 

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

From the 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 yet 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
US$25,500,000.00 (Twenty Five Million Five hundred
Thousand United States Dollars).

 

Kindly 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) Banking Information/address account number/ swift code
As soon as this information is received, your payment
will be made to you in a certified bank draft or wired
to your nominated bank account directly from Central
Bank of Nigeria.

 

You can call me on my direct number 234-805-0743411 as soon as you
receive this letter for further discussion or get back
to me on this e-mail address:soludoc1234_profcharles@yahoo.com 

 

REGARDS

 

Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN]
DIRCT LINE -234-805-0743411
Email:soludoc1234_profcharles@yahoo.com

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