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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: <senatecommitee@d1g.com>
Reply-To: senatepr@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:43:01 +0300
Subject: YOUR NOTIFICATION FOR FOREIGN APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION PAYMENT.



OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT. NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
COMPLEX. GARKI, ABUJA-NIGERIA. SENATOR
DAVID MARK.
HONORABLE SENATE PRESIDENT
NIGERIAN SENATE COMMITTEE (FGN)
DATE 14TH MARCH 2008.
senatepr@gmail.com [1]
ATTN SIR/MADAM
YOUR NOTIFICATION FOR FOREIGN APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION
PAYMENT.
I AM OBLIGED TO INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU; I AM SENATOR DAVID MARK,
SENATE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA . I AM CONTACTING YOU ONCE AGAIN IN
RESPECT OF THE NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN APPOINTMENT AND $5,000.000.00
MILLION USD COMPENSATION PAYMENT APPROVED TO YOU BY HIS EXCELLENCY
PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA.
I ARRIVED LAST WEEK FROM ECOWAS STATE MEMBERS SUMMIT WHERE WE HELD
TALKS ON MATTERS REGARDING ALL NEWLY APPOINTED FOREIGNERS FOR
ELECTORAL REPRESENTATION AND COMPENSATION PAYMENT, YOUR MEMORANDUM
FILE WAS PASSED TO MY DESK FOR REVIEW NOTIFYING ME THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
SHORT LISTED FOR COMPENSATION OF $10.5 MILLION USD.
YESTERDAY WE CONCLUDED A SENATE
COMMITTEE MEETING, WITH THE NEWLY
APPOINTED FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER WHO ACCOMPANIED DELEGATES FROM THE
WORLD BANK GROUP, PRESENTLY OUR TOPIC OF DISCUSSION WAS ON ISSUES
CONCERNING APPOINTMENTS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND IMMEDIATE
COMPENSATION PAYMENTS FROM THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT SUSPENSE ACCOUNTS
WITH WORLD BANK GROUP IN ZURICH SWISS LAND .
FURTHERMORE WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN NOMINATED AND
APPOINTED TO BENEFIT FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL COMPENSATION PAYMENT
APPROVED TO YOU BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA .NOTE
THAT ALL HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE NIGERIAN SENATE COMMITTEE HAVE
ENDORSED YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT APPROVALS AT THE MEETING HELD IN
THE SENATE COMMITTEE LIAISON COMPLEX YESTERDAY, ALSO HIS EXCELLENCY
PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA HAS GIVING A MANDATE THAT ALL WHO
SHOULD BENEFIT FROM THE APPROVED COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $10.5
MILLION US, SHOULD BE CONTACTED TODAY AND THERE PAYMENTS SHOULD BE
PROCESSED AND PAID OUT ON OR BEFORE THE 30 /6/
2008
I HERE BY ADVISE THAT YOU OPEN A COMMUNICATION WITH ME TODAY FOR
DIRECTIVES ON HOW TO PROCEED TO RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT
FROM THE WORLD BANK ONLINE PAYMENT TODAY ASAP. I WILL GIVE YOU THE
CONTACT OF THE APPOINTED ACCREDITED LAWYER FROM THE WORLD BANK TO THE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY ON ALL INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS.
HE WILL PROCEED WITH THE PAPER WORK AND PROTOCOLS INVOLVED IN
EFFECTING THE COMPENSATION PAYMENT FROM THE WORLD BANK SWISS LAND
OFFICE WITH OUT ANY HITCH, AND ALSO ASSIST AND GUILD YOU ON HOW TO
RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT WITHIN 72HRS AFTER OUR CAREFUL SCRUTINY TO
RECONFIRM THAT WE HAVE CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL NOMINATED
REPRESENTATIVE WHOM WE HAVE APPROVED FOR COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR
MORE CLARIFICATIONS ON THIS I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR URGENT EMAIL
REPLY RECONFIRMING YOUR CORRECT CONTACT DETAILS, WITH CURRENT PHONE
AND FAX NUMBERS.
BEST REGARDS.
CHARLES OSAMOR FOR
HONORABLE SENATE PRESIDENT (FGN}
SENATOR DAVID MARK. senatepr@gmail.com [1]


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[1] mailto:senatepr@gmail.com

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