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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • "million 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 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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Professor Charles c. Soludo Professor Charles c. Soludo" <profcharessdo94@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <profcharessudo1@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 22:10:19 +0000
Subject: CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION WITH C/N: CBN/
NNPC/FGN/MIN/2007.



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIATINUBU SQUARE LAGOS-NIGERIAOFFICE OF THE GOVERNOROur Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/007Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION WITH C/N: CBN/ NNPC/FGN/MIN/2007. ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY, Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank and IMF (international monitoring fund) has instructed Nigerian Presidency and house of senate to pay all outstanding foreign debts especially next of kin /contracts, they warned that payment should be released to the beneficiaries forth with unconditionally this quarter 2007.From the records of outstanding debts due for payment with the Federal government of Nigeria your contract was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding payment, who have not received their payments. We wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be Release to you as soon as you respond to this letter immediately. Also note that from our record and file your outstanding contract payment is US$11.3million dollars (Eleven Million three hundred United States Dollars). Please re-confirm to this office if this is on-line with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings. 1) Your full name.2) Phone, fax and mobile #.3) Company name if any, position and address.4) Profession, age and marital status.5) Copy of int'l passport, drivers license or any valid ID card. For proper identification before the payment. This is to avoid any wrong payment. As soon as this information's are received, your payment will be made to you by a Wire Transfer option to your nominated bank account, and you can confirm it there after as soon as the transfer is been made. WARM REGARDS,PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
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