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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: "THERON P" <THERON13@accamail.com>
Reply-To: <b.ookoroh@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:01:28 -0700
Subject: RE:INQUIRY


wrote:




SENATE 'AD HOC' COMMITTEE ON LONG OVERDUE INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS.

This is in respect of an outstanding foreign payment with our
organization. I am Dr. Mrs B.O. Okoroh, secretary of the above 'ad hoc'
committee set up to review and offset all long outstanding foreign
payments owed by our government including our central bank all
commercial banks in the nation.

In the course of our investigations, we found that some top officials in
the civil service and other government parastatals have been diverting
foreign beneficiaries' payments to bank accounts of their choice
overseas in connivance with dubious foreigners.

In your claim records submitted to our committee, we have found a
written request by one Mr. David Ahumada Ubeda of Chile, South America,
claiming that you had authorized him to change the account/beneficiary
for your payment to that which is stated below:

Bank: BBVA Chile
Account number: 0504-0265-0100766835
Chilean Social number: 15563377-8
Name: David Ahumada Ubeda
Country: CHILE.

If you have authorized this unofficial change of payment information,
kindly notify us as a matter of urgency. Failing to hear from you by
Thursday August 29th 2013; will leave this committee with no option than
to approve this request.

Above is for your urgent and confidential information and necessary
action. You are advised to act with dispatch and revert to our committee
within the shortest time possible, in your own interest as the Federal
G0vernment authorities may not be held responsible for any action taken
following the expiration of a seven day period from the issuance of this
notification.

You may also reach our committee by this special, confidential telephone
number: +234-704-561-3395 between the hours of 9.00 am and 4.00pm (GMT)
daily; within this period.

Youir faithfully,

Dr. (Mrs) B.O. Okoroh.
Secretary; Senate Ad Hoc Committee on overdue Foreign Claims.

Cc: Chairman; SACOFC. The National Assembly Complex, Three Arms Zones,
Aso Rock Villa; Garki-Abuja.

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