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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 David Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidmark01950@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:25:47 -0700
Subject: Release Notification from Senete President

National Assembly Service Commission (NASC).
Federal Secretariat Phase III
Ahmadu Bello Way
Central Business Area
P.M.B. 558
Abuja, Nigeria.


Dear Sir/ Madam,

Be assured that this brief proposal is genuine and confidential. The
presidency has allocated $10M (TEN MILLION US DOLLARS) for foreign
contractors that executed the rehabilitation of crude oil pipelines.
As the committee chairman, I have been mandated to review names of
outstanding contractors and certify the payment schedule.

As a political appointee, I am restricted from operating a foreign bank
account while in office. Permit me to include your name on the payment
schedule as a foreign contractor and receive $10M (TEN Million US
Dollars) on my behalf. I will issue you a payment reference and direct
you to the bank for immediate payment.

I am offering 30% and I guarantee you that this venture is risk free.
If you are interested, please, get back to me for further details.

PLEASE CALL ME ON +2347044456909 and send the following details to
honjubrillawal@hotmail.com
1) your full names
2) your contact address
3) your occupation
4) Age
5) your direct telephone lines
6) your bank information's



Please feel free to call me as soon as you received this email to enable
us expedite action.

Yours Faithfully,

Senetor David Mark
Senete President (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

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