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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "charles c. 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)
• 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.
  • charles.dptt011@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Soludo Prof.Charles C." <tua@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: charles.dptt011@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 17:08:06 +0100
Subject: YOUR OVER-DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT


YOUR OVER-DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT
FROM: PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
EMAIL: charles.dptt011@yahoo.com.hk

ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE
FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY
TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR
THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY
THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND
TRANSFER.

MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO
WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE
REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS FOR YOU TO
CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM
YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO ANY WRONG
ACCOUNTS.

CLAIMS NAME: JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF
URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU.

YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS
FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID
US$10M (TEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE
REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ANY WHERE.
THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR
BEHALF.

INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION ARE AS
FOLLOWS:

1. YOUR NAME:................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:................
3. YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE ...............
4. AGE/SEX:....................
5. YOUR OCCUPATION:................
6. COPY OF YOUR I.D..............

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH
ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS
MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR,
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(FMF) EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE
APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS APEX BANK WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND
TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS FINAL
QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2007.

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS
DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR
FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM
TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY
IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.

REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: charles.dptt011@yahoo.com.hk

CONGRATULATIONS.
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA

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