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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)
  • "into 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)
  • "charles c. 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)
• 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.
  • +2348087260747 (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.
  • finance.com_dukeaden@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: cbn governor <prof_sgov822@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cbn_governor228@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 00:24:37 +0000
Subject: ATTN:OUR CONTRACTOR, WE APOLOGIES



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Office of the Governor on Foreign Remittanc Department, Zaria Street, Off Samuel Akintola Street, Garki 11, Garki-Abuja. IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT. CONTRACT #: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.2004 ATTN: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR. On behalf of the federal goverment of Nigeria and Central Bank of Nigeria, in collaborated with the Authorities, who are incharge of foreign contract payments.
We Apologies, for the delay of your Contract payment, the Inconveniences and Inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we where having some minor problems with our payment system, which have demoralized us, also which have caused a lot of predicament to this organization, which is Inexplicable? And have held us Indolent, not having the perseverance and Aspiration to devote our 100% standard Assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. Once again, Our Apologies for all inconveniences. From the Records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal government of Nigeria, your name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not yet received their payments. I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square hole, and can be voguish for that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from our file your outstanding contract payment is US$15,7m (fifteen million seven hundred thousand dollars) Which is going to transfer to you in three bits. 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} Working I'd/Int'l passport. As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you into your nominated bank account directly from Central Bank of Nigeria. You must call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this letter forfurther discussion, Regards,
Professor. Charles C. Soludo Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN). PLEASE CONTACT THE CONTRACT PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FOR MORE DIRECTIVES ON: CONTRACT PEYMENT DEPARTMENT(HOD)DR DUKE ADENHEAD OF DEPARTMENT. +234 808 726 0747 finance.com_dukeaden@yahoo.it
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