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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • gc_soludo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3agc_soludo@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "5 Victoria Island Usman" <abubakar5@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: usmanabu46@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 12:28:10 +0100
Subject: Re: 2008 FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE- FGN/ CP0325/08.


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
Debts Management Office
FCT-Abuja, Nigeria
Tel: +234-1-475 8564. Code: 0910

Re: 2008 FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE- FGN/ CP0325/08.

Attention: Contractors /Inheritance

This is to inform you that the records of Foreign Beneficiaries who have not
received their payment from the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, your name was
discovered as next on the list of the Beneficiaries who have not received
their payments.

We wish to inform you that your Contract/Inheritance payment file under
reference number NNPC/NIG/XX099/008 has been approved for immediate
crediting into your nominated bank account immediately without any other
further delay after the final endorsement of your Fund Release Order
Document.

Hereby mandate CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA to make this payment of
USD31,070,235.00 (Thirty-One Million, Seventy Thousand two Hundred and
thirty five United States Dollars only) being your Contract /Inheritance
fund into your nominated bank account once you contact the BANK GOVERNOR.
You are strongly advised to Contact CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA in the name of
PROF. CHUKWUMA SOLUDO, Here In Nigeria on his direct open
E-mail:gc_soludo@yahoo.co.uk <E-mail%3Agc_soludo@yahoo.co.uk>

Lastly, I will assist you if you will promise to return to me just 40% of
the approved
sums thereafter, From the State of things, I have find out that you cannot
sponsor your wire transfer charges as regards your Approved funds due to the
Financial commitments, Bureaucratic process and difficulties, We have
resolved to settle all Debts through United Nations Office in your Country
direct or Central Bank of Nigeria, So Kindly confirm your Address, Phone
numbers and Bank Account Details and your age so that I will prepare you for
payment within 72hrs.If you have Cooperate Account, better

Finally, you are warned to disregard any other contact(s) with other offices
or Banks unless as been directed by this Bank, We are very sorry for the
plight you have gone through in the past.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again congratulations.
Yours faithfully.
Usman Abubakar (OFR)
Director of Finance (DMO).

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