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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: SENATE ASSEBLY <senate_fgn_2010@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: richamp44@myway.com
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:37:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: News Alert





NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX
ASO ROCK VILLA
ABUJA.

From the desk of; Rv.Dr David Aku
Chairman Foreign Payment Commitee
SENATE
Federal Government Of Nigeria.


Attn; Valued Beneficiary

Subject :- News Alert

Kindly be informed as follows:-

(1) The Central Bank of Nigeria is no more in charge of Foreign Payments of any sort as announced by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in his nationwide broadcast. This was as a result of predominant cases of corruption discovered in the CBN.

(2) The authority to effect foreign payments/remittances of contracts and debts has been given to the Senate under strict scrutiny until henceforth.

(3) Your payment will not be released /effected by the CBN or any other Office\Dept as you were told because they do not presently have any authority or influence over such. Do not allow yourself to be misled.

(4) Our under-cover Security agents discovered that there is a ploy to divert your payment to an unknown/coded account they opened in Hong Kong.

(5) We are not ignorant of the various devices of these criminal group but God is helping us to stem their plans down.

(6) During the joint meeting of the Senate and the Presidency, you were approved for payment along with (7) others and your payment will be executed by the Senate via our E-Payment System. Since the begining of this year, we have been paying our foreign debts through this secure Electronic payment system.

(7) In this E-Payment system, there will be no intermidiary whatsoever. You will do the transfer yourself in the comfort of your office or home. Details on this will be given to you as you respond to this mail.

(8) Caution:- If we discover that you are still communicating with this criminal group, be rest assured that your payment will be cancealed. For your interest and the interest of your firm, do not respond to any of their mails any longer.

(9) Professor Charles Soludo's case is coming up next month July where he is expected to defend himself concerning the various allegations of fraud levelled against him or face the full weight of the law. Your postion in the Government or society does not matter once you are proven guilty of financial or economic crime.

Details of the E-Payment system will be furnished to you as you revert back to me promptly.

Thank you,
Sincerely,
Rv.Dr David Aku.


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