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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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)
  • "abuja" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "mail_71@terra.es" <mail_71@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 09:18:10 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA


FROM THE DESK OF:
PROF. CHARLES C. SOLUDO
THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TEL;234-80-277-960-73

Attn:

I am Prof. Charles C. Soludo, the Executive Governor of Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN), am delighted to inform you that the contract panel,
which just concluded it’s seating in Abuja, Federal Capital
Territory of Nigeria just released your name amongst contractors to
benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment. This Panel was primarily
delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims contracts and
over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the economy of
our dear country.

However, we wish to bring to your notice that your contract profile is
still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid contractor while
auditing was going on. Your contract file was forwarded to my office by
the auditors as unclaimed fund, we wish to use this medium to inform
you that for the time being Federal Government of Nigeria have stopped
further payment through bank to bank transfer due to contractors
numerous petitions to United Nations against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of contract funds to different account.

In this regards we are going to send your contract part payment of
10Million USD to you via courier service and I have secured every
needed documents to cover the money. The money is coming on two (2)
security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed with synthetic nylon seal
and padded with machine. This fund was brought to us from America; it
was meant for our Local AFEM market. But since the money was not used,
I will use my position as the Executive Governor of Central Bank of
Nigeria to send this fund to you.

Please you don't have to worry for any thing, as the transaction is
100% risk free. The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who will
accompany the boxes to your house address. All you need to do now is to
send to me your full house address and your identity such as
international passport or driver’s license including your
contact phone numbers so that the Diplomat attached will travel with
it. He will telephone you immediately he arrives in your country's
airport. I hope you understand me.

Note: The diplomat does not know the original contents of the boxes.
What I declared to him as the contents is Sensitive Photographic Film
Material. I did not declare money to him please. If he call you and
ask you the contents please tell him the same thing, okay

You are advice to reply me urgently to enable me let you know how far
I have gone with the arrangement. I will secure the Diplomatic
Immunity Clearance Certificate that will be tagged on the boxes to make
it stand as a Diplomatic Consignment. This clearance will make it pass
every custom checkpoint all over the world without hitch. Confirm the
receipt of this message and send the requirements to me immediately you
receive this message.

Please I need urgent reply because the boxes are schedule to leave as
soon as we hear from you.

Yours truly,

Professor Charles C. Soludo
Governors OF Central Bank of Nigeria






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