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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Senator Stella Okonji" <senatorstellaokonji1@msn.com>
Reply-To: senatorstellaokonji@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:43:42 +0000
Subject: LOCAL & FROEIGN DEBT SERVICING COMMITTEE

Nigeria Foreign Reserve Commission,
Federal Revenue Mobilisation & Fiscal Planning
LOCAL & FROEIGN DEBT SERVICING COMMITTEE
Crude Oil Sales Account Department.OPEC
Finance Building FCT PMB 10126 Abuja
U.S.A. Office 1333 16th street Washington DC.
DEAR SIR,
I am senator Stella Okonji, I am writing you this proposal inrespect of some
excess revenue collections from the Nigeria National Petroleum
corporation(NNPC) Foreign Crude oil Sales and Production USA and European
civil and aviation industries. The parameters of the the revenue excess
comes from crude oil sales and productions, collectable revenues, projected
revenues and foreign exchange rates. I can assure you that the revenue
collection data register in my office is 100% tidy and has no trace.

I personally discovered this via a revenue collection data register in my
office during the previous military government led by Late General Sani
Abacha. The excess funds is amounting to $19.2Million USD under the custody
of Central Bank of Nigeria.

Some panels of enquiries was set up by the government to check this excesses
only to submit back report of credibility and accountability to the
president. Therefore, I want you to reason with me, as I am due for
retirement next year after 36years in active service, I am appealling to you
now to be the beneficiary of this funds so that I can change the account
code into your name within 24hrs of your committment. Right now this funds
is lying in a suspence account, due to my position in the Nigerian
government, it is forbidden for civil servants to operate foreign account or
transfer of funds.All the modalities to make sure that this transaction is
successful and hitchfree have been worked out.

Note: I have just gotten this account opened, and as soon as this funds gets
to your account, help me lodge it into this account below.

CITI BANK NEW YORK
111 WALL STREET NY 10043
SWIFT CODE: CITI US 33.
ABA NO: 021 0000 89
A/C NO: 36973226

Finally, this transfer will only take one week to get into your bank account
and also to process the bank requested documents.Please keep this proposal
to your self, and please what is your commission for this project? Please I
need to know so that we can commence as soon as you indicate interest, and
do not forget to send me your personal telephone and fax numbers including
mobile if any for direct communication.

I await your immediate response so that my attorney will process the papers
needed for payment into your bank acc....

Yours Faithfully,

Senator Stella Okonji
Chairman, LOCAL & FOREIGN DEBT SERVICING COMMITTEE.



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