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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: "PRESIDENCY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedhouseofsenatengorg@representative.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:13:31 -0500
Subject: TREAT WITH URGENCY.

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION  PANEL ON FOREIGN PAYMENT)
ABUJA-NIGERIA
 
ATTENTION:
 
In regards to your fund transfer, we the entire members of the federal
house of senate has approved the above documents in your name to enable
us concluded this final stage of your transfer before the 19 MARCH  2011.
The bank involved include Crest Marchant bank plc in collaboration
with Central Bank of Nigeria .
 
We the entire members of the house has finalized on our last meeting
with the head of state and placed this decision of all this
transferring documents as $98 (ninety eight dollars) only, which you
have to send now so that the GNAB will be issued to you. Also be
informed that the board has met today and endorse the transfer, the
process has began, as this decisions has been placed with all the top
government officials involved on the transfer including the bank
directors.You have to note carefully that the contents of the article
of law established under the bank of Nigeria foreign transfer of page
67, cap 10 under paragraph 6, which state clearly that under no
circumstance will a huge amount above $1m be remitted to overseas
account without GNAB. And such fund will be disbursed into government
account o your bank for many years. This funds was originated from
legal inheritance in London.
 
Therefore the bank board and other top officials are demanding for
these government non assessment bonds (GNAB) belonging to our client
which is you otherwise there will be a problem, meanwhile the house has
promised them that the Gnab will be forwarded by our client.Which is
necessary for record purposes.We the entire members of the house of
senate are using this urgent
medium to advise you to make payment of your GNAB fee of $98 without
any further delay.
 
Be rest assured that our appointment to handle and
take care of the movement of the fund will not be in vain as we are
giving you 100% guarantee to deliver the work as soon as your western
union information reach us at our house email address
(fedhouseofsenatengorg@representative.com) as it is not less than 24hours that
the order was placed.
 
Note that your fund will be free to move from the bank without any
delay if you get the governments non assessment bonds (GNAB) which is
$98 only to make sure that no government monitor or agent can access
the fund during the delivery remittance. You have to get the gnab
written on your name and stamped before the fund credit to your bank
account.
 
This was why we have not approved or sign off the bonds of
your transfer registry today as the bank insists on the GNAB.
Based on these explanations, you are hereby advised to send payment
information of $98 through our direct email address
(fedhouseofsenatengorg@representative.com) on or before 19 MARCH  2011. as the
closing date placed.
 
This gnab will show that the transaction was made through the full
capacity of the government and will not be queried for certain
circumstance.
 
Use the information bellow for the payment of the $98 GNAB
requirements:
 
Receiver name: JENNIFER RAPHAEL.
location: Lagos- Nigeria.
Text question---gnab,
Answer----final
 
Bear in mind that this is the final stage of this transfer.As soon as
this is done, it will take only 24hours for the fund to be credited in
your designated bank account, you will be contacted by your Bank
herself.
 
Best Regards.
 
Dr. DAVID MARK
SENATE PRESIDENT
 

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