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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 (MON, GCFR)." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marksenator.david@rocketmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:27:19 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION.

Ref No: NA/SEN/NIN/15/01/2014.
Date: Monday Jan, 15th, 2014.

Attn: Sir,

UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION:

A random survey conducted by the United Nations, World Bank Group and Senate Committee on

Scam, Corruption and Necessary Compensation of the Senate of the National Assembly, Federal

Republic of Nigeria confirmed that you are one of the victims of numerous scams and frauds

done by bad Nigerians. Some of these scammers and frauds claim that they are in United

Kingdom, Indonesia, Thailand, South Africa, UAE, Switzerland, Germany, Ghana and other

countries around the world but the TRUTH and REALITY is that these scammers and frauds who

scammed and defruaded you are here in Nigeria.

In the time margin of January 1998 till date, the Federal Government of Nigeria witnessed

numerous scams and frauds committed by bad Nigerians to other citizens of the world. We are

pleased to inform you that your name has been shortlisted as one of the victims of these

scams and frauds so we hereby regret the inconveniences caused to you by these scammers and

frauds. We have decided to compensate you for these scams and frauds ran on you by bad

Nigerians so that you recover from the bad financial position which they must have put you

in. Hence, the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sum of US$4,500,000.00 (Four

Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) only for you as a compensation of the large amount of money which you lost to the

scammers and frauds.

To make sure that you receive this US$4,500,000.00 (Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand

United States Dollars) only accordingly, I Senator. David Mark, the Senate President of the

Federal Republic of Nigeria is the person to pay this money to you. Sir, I shall pay this

US$4,500,000.00 (Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only to you via

ATM Visa Card System in which I shall process and send you an ATM Visa Card for you to draw

your money from the ATM Machines. To enable me to pay this Compensation to you without any

problem, I request the following information from you:-

1) Your Full Names ,
2) Your Secured
Delivery Address for Delivery of your ATM Visa Card and
3) Your Direct Telephone Number and Mobile.

Once you receive this message, kindly send to me by a return email the above mentioned

information so that I process and pay this US$4,500,000.00 (Four Million, Five Hundred

Thousand United States Dollars) only compensation to you accordingly. Please reply me

immediately you receive this email and give me the required information so that I proceed

URGENTLY and pay this fund to you once and for all via this ATM Card system.

For more details and clarity, you may call me at Direct Lines: +234-806-222 4448 or

+234-807-401 1444 . I am waiting to hear from you immediately you receive this email.

Best regards,

Senator. David Mark (MON, GCFR).
Direct Lines: +234-806-222 4448 or +234-807-401 1444
The Senate President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria.


{Confidentiality Statement:

This Message is transmitted to you by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The substance of

this message, along with any attachments, may be confidential and legally privileged. If you

are not the designated recipient of this message, please destroy it and notify the sender of

the error by return e-mail to marksenator.david@rocketmail.com}

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