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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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Fraud email example:

From: paul raymond <paulraymondm1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <paulraymondprivate_2008@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:17:36 +0100
Subject: Contract Ready To Pay



SENATE COMMITTEE PLOT 23/25,WUSE ZONE, SENATE HOUSE ABUJAFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM THE SENATE ATTN: ANOTHER SENATE MEETING WAS HELD ON TUESDAY 30TH OF OCTOBER 2007 AT NICON HILTON HOTEL ABUJA THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THE FEDERAL SENATE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDRAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IS HEREBY DEMANDING THAT YOUR PAYMENT MUST BE PAID TO YOU THROUGH A FLEXIBLE LEGAL BANKING PROCEDURES,THIS INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN BY THE NEW PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA (UMARU MUSA YAR'DUA) MR,PRESIDENT ORDERED THAT ALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN NIGERIA WILL FROM EARLY THIS MONTH HENCE FORTH SUBMIT ALL ABANDONED CONTRACTORS / INHERITANCE / PAYMENT FILES TO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TO SCRUTNIZE / VERIFY ALL THE FILE AND GIVE REPORT TO THE PRESIDENCY THE REASON WHY THE PAYMENT FILES WAS ABANDONED FOR SO LONG,HE FURTHER INSTRUCTED THAT THE SENATE HAVE THE POWER / RIGHT TO APPROVE ANY FILE WHICH HAVE NO GOOD REASON FOR WHY IT WAS SUSPENDED / ABANDONED. MANY OF THE PAYMENT FILES IN ANY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN NIGERIA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AND PASS WHATEVER REPORT FOUND ON IT TO THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE TO LOOK INTO IT FOR A SOLUTION TO HELP THE BENEFICIARIES TO RECEIVE THEIR FUNDS WITHIN THE SHORTEST TIME WITHIN OUR REACH. THE SENATE GAVE THIS ORDER TO ALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BECAUSE OF OUR PREDOMINACE POSITION IN THE COUNTRY AND TO REDEEM THE IMAGE OF NEW NIGERIA TO THE GLOBE,BOUDLES OF ABANDONED / SUSPENDED PAYMENT FILES WAS BROUGHT TO THE SENATE HEAD OFFICE IN ABUJA FROM DIFFERENT PART OF OUR COUNTRY IN WHICH YOUR OWN FILE WAS INCLUSIVEFINALY YOUR NAME WAS SHORTLISTED AMONG THE FILES WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY APPROVED FOR PAYMENT BY THE SENATE AFTER THEIR YESTERDAY'S MEETING,HENCE YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE UPPER HOUSE, COMPLY WITH THE SENATE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON ALL REQUEST AS TRADITIONAL REQUIRED BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO DISAPOINTMENT THIS TIME AS SCREENED.UPON YOUR CONFIRMATION TO THIS MESSAGE WITH THE NEEDED INFORMATION WE SHALL DIRECT YOUR PAYMENT TO ANY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY TO HAND YOU OVER THE MONEY.SEND BELOW.1) YOUR NAME IN FULL2) ADDRESS IN FULL3) PHONE NUMBER4) COUNTRYTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS APPROVED THE SUM OF ($7M) ONLY IN YOUR FAVOUR. MR,DAVID MARK SENATE PRESIDENTFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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