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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  • cbnpaymentoffice02@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CBN <pond_due@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cbnpaymentoffice02@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:59:15 +0000
Subject: CBN DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF OVERDUE FUNDS


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAOFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY,THE HONORABLE, GOVERNOR OF CBN.ELIZABETH SQUARE, LAGOS- NIGERIA.Email:(cbnpaymentoffice02@gmail.com)Date:10th Sept 2007.Our Ref: CBN/OHG/OXD1/2007Your Ref:................. TELEX: CENBANK.PAYMENT FILE: CBN/BEN/07.
ATTN: Dear Beneficiary,

CBN DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF OVERDUE FUNDS

This letter will definately be amazing to you because of its realistic value. Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance Payment transaction with some Nigerian Officials some while ago.

I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to introduce myself; I am (Prof. Charles Soludo) the rightful Governor of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Executive Chairman of "E.C.D.R".

On the 1st of October 2006, the Former President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo) introduced a Commission named the "E.C.D.R" (Executive Committee on Debt Recovery) which is duly registered under the United Nations (U.N.) and the Federal Government of Nigeria.

This particular Commission was initiated to detect fraud/fund delays/interrupted funds Payments and to also Settle foreign debts/fraud victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other to maintain peace in the world at large.

Presently, we are being paid by the American government in other to avert Scam and also to avert beneficiary funds delays here in Nigeria.

So far, we have succeeded in Settling the likes of (Mrs.Daisy Fox,Mr.Edward Smyth etc).
You are being contacted by this office today dated (10th Sept 2007)because your Case File (A) is the very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet.Your Inheritance Funds were Re-depositted into the "Federal Suspense Account" of CBN last week, because you did not completely forward your Claim as the Right beneficiary.

Through the Intelligent investigations and verification processes of our Intelligent Monitoring Unit (I.M.U), we also discovered that this Funds valued(100,000,000(USD ONLY)) is in your name and to this note The International Remittance Department was ordered by the ExecutiveCommittee on Debt Recovery to Release this Funds to you with immediate effect.

On this course of duty, two foreigners (Mr. Tim Parker and Mr.Rowland Gulf) visited this office today in other to inform us that they are yourRepresentatives from Canada, whom will be collecting your Funds for you.

For the fact that this Committee is faithfully in my full governance as the Chairman, I will like you to clearify to me if this Bank should proceed to Release your Funds to your Representatives Mr. Tim Parker and Mr. Rowland Gulf.

In receipt of this confidential Letter, you are required to respondimmediately to : (cbnpaymentoffice02@gmail.com)

OFFICIALLY SIGNED.PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO.GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. C-B-N CERTIFIED DESPATCHED ON THIS DAY: THE 10th Sept 2007. C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N

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