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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)
  • "charles soludo" (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 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.
  • sol.contact01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Soludo" <sol.contact01@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:40:31 -0700
Subject: URGENT INFORMATIONS


* CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Tinubu Square, Lagos
CABLES CENBANK
DIRECT PHONE: +234-1-7652302
Email: sol.contact01@gmail.com



15th August 2007

TELEGRAM: CENBANK
FROM THE DESK OF: PROF CHARLES SOLUDO

ATTN: MR. RODDRIC GOLDSCHITZ,

RE: REMITTANCE OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT

Sir,

Thanks for the email and this is to let you know that there was a fund
transfer of US$750,000 which was to be transfered to you and the stated
account is the only account listed down in the transfer file for further
transfer.

With all due respect i want to inform you that i contacted you so that you
can verify the account details because the transfer will be made by monday
morning as the first barge of foreign transfer commecnces on monday,I expect
tto hear from you as soon as possible because i have limited time to
conclude this update of all beneficiaries fund transfer files.

Please do get back to me a soon as possible or better still you can call me
on my direct mobile number +234-1-7652302.


Yours Faithfully,
Professor Charles Soludo
Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN)
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