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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • officemailinfo3@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)" <officemailinfo234@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: officemailinfo3@sify.com
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 20:19:08 +0100
Subject: ATTN:HOW ARE YOU TODAY YOUR OVER-DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT


From the Desk Of:
Prof Charles Soludo
Executive Governor (CBN)
Please reply to this mail
:officemailinfo3@sify.com<http://us.f532.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=officemailinfo3@sify.com&YY=94431&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>


REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07

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
INFORMATIONâ??S 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. CLAIM? NAME: JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK ARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428. PLEASE, DO
ECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE,

AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL
AND SEND THIS INFORMATION? FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT
YOUR FUND VALID US$630,000.00 (SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLARS ONLY) WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT
OF YOUR CHOICE THAT YOU WILL BE SUBMITTING TO OUR HUMBLE OFFICE HERE.
MOST IMPORTANTLY,

THE BANK ACCOUNT YOU ARE TO SUBMIT TO THIS HONORABLE OFFICE OF THE
(CBN),DOSE NOT REALLY MATTER THAT, THERE MUST BE MONEY IN-SIDE THE
ACCOUNT THAT YOU ARE TO SEND TO US ! AND IF IN THE CASE THE ACCOUNT YOU
HAVE IS THE ONLY BANK A/C YOU ARE OPERATING AND YOU FEEL YOU'RE NOT THAT
OK IN RECEIVING THIS YOUR SAID INHERITANCE CLAIM INSIDE THEN YOU ARE VERY
FREE TO WITHDRAW ANY MONEY YOU HAVE INSIDE BEFORE SENDING IT US FOR THE
TRANSFER.

THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF.
INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. YOUR NAME:..............................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:....................................
3. YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER ...................................
4. FAX...................................................
5. AGE......................................................
6. SEX:.....................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:.......................................
8. YOUR BANKING DETAILS:....................................

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
REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN
INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE 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.

CONGRATULATIONS.PLEASE REPLY TO THIS
MAIL:officemailinfo3@sify.com<http://us.f532.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=officemailinfo3@sify.com&YY=94431&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>

YOURS SINCERELY,
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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