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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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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: CBN NIGERIA <pscharlesx9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <charleschukwuma@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 23:37:56 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



FROM THE DESK OF:
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO
THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Prof. Charles Soludo, the Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just it's seating in Abuja just released your name amongst contractors benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment CASH) or Bank check.

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 Debt while auditing was going on.

Your contract file was forwarded to my office by the auditors as unclaimed, 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 our contractors due to numerous petitions to United Nations against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of contract funds to different account. So it is either Diplomatic Immunity Payment(CASH) or Bank check.


In this regards, we are going to send your contract part payment of $10M (Ten Million United States Dollars) USD to you.
All you need to do now is to send to me the following

1. Your full name.
2. Your full house address,
3. Your mobile telephone number and fax number compulsory.
4. Your identity such as, international passport or driver's license.
5. And indicate mode of payment(CASH) (Diplomatic Immunity Payment or Bank check.)

Please I need urgent reply because your fund is ready as soon as we hear from you, and do not fail to call for more explanations.

Best Regards.

Prof Charles Soludo
The Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

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