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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 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)
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • charessoludo@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "charles soludo" <chaesoludo303@tulsaemail.com>
Reply-To: charessoludo@googlemail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:12:03 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
FROM THE DESK OF:
THE EXECUTIVEGOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO

Attn: Beneficiary,

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

This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract
claims contracts and over-invoiced paymentas 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 stillreflecting in our central computer as
unpaid contractor while auditing was going on. Your contract file was
forwarded to my office by the auditors as unclaimed fund, 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
contractors numerous petitions to United Nations against Nigeria on wrong
payment and diversion of contract funds to different account. In this
regards, we are going to send your contract part payment of 10Million USD to
you via courier service.

Note: The money is coming on 2 security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed
with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. This fund was brought to
us from America, it was meant for our Local AFEM market. But since the money
was not used, I will use my position as the Executive Governor, Central Bank
of
Nigeria to send this fund to you.

The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who will accompany the boxes to
your house address. All you need to do now is to send to me your full house
address and your identity such as, international passport or driver?s
license including your contact phone numbers, the Diplomatic attaches will
travel with it. He will call you immediately he arrives in your country's
airport. I hope you understand me.Note: The diplomat does not know the
original contents of the boxes. Whatl declared to them as the contents is
Sensitive Photographic Film Material.I did not declare money to them please.
If they call you and ask you the contents please tell them the same thing
Ok.

You are advised to reply me immediately and I will let you know how far I
have gone with the arrangements. I will secure the Diplomatic Immunity
Clearance Certificate that will be tagged on the boxes to make it stand as a
diplomatic consignment. This clearance will make it pass every custom
checkpoint allover the
world without hitch. Confirm the receipt of this message and send the
requirements to me immediately you receive this message.

Please I need urgent reply because the boxes are scheduled to leave as soon
as we hear from you. You reply me immediately you receive this message
through my confidential email address:(charessoludo@googlemail.com).

Best Regards.

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

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