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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347028609450

Fraud email example:

From: "SENATE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND FOREIGN DEBT" <officeintl7@yahoo.dk>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:24:02 -1200
Subject: Attention: Unpaid Contractor/ Inheritance.

OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
SENATE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND FOREIGN DEBT
HOUSE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
TELEPHONE NUMBER +234 7028609450

Attention: Unpaid Contractor/ Inheritance.

The Senate Committee On Local and Foreign Debt has reviewed
your claim of an inherited fund of your late relative,
following this we have approved a part payment of this fund,
in accordance with the provision c702 as contained in the
policy thrust of budget 2008 regarding the payment of
foreign contractors fund has been regularized, and immediate
payment schedule has been instructed. You have to know that
the Senate Committee On Local and Foreign Debt has retrieved
all unclaimed funds from offshore/onshore Banks, after the
meeting we held with The President of Federal Republic of
Nigeria, Chief Umaru Yar'Adua(GCFR) over the delayed payment
to rightful claimants like you, to receive your fund, the
Senate Committee have up-hold all inherited fund retrieved
from various banks to ensure successful payment to all
bona-fide claimants.

Your name was among the eighteen (18) CLAIMANTS who has been
approved for their payment to be released and the fund would
be wired to their respective accounts please also note that
from the record in Federal Government DATABASE your
outstanding contract payment is $30.000.000.00 (Thirty
Million dollars). But you will only receive the sum of
US$10,000,000.00 Million Dollars (TEN MILLION, United States
Dollars). So that I will be able to pay other
contractors,Federal Government of Nigeria has promise the
remaining balance of your payment will be released to you
in third quater of this year 2008.

Based on petitions by contractors on sundry sharp practices
in various government parastatals and departments, bothering
on contract payment delay, breach of contract agreements,
and corruption in official circles, the presidency in
conjunction with the office of the senate presidency with
financial aids and assistance from the following
International organization; World Bank, African Development
Bank, The United Nation and the European Union to set up
this committee to scrutinize, verify, review, cancel or
approve where necessary, all outstanding payments due and
payable as at this Second Quarter of the year 2008 beginning
from April 01 2008.


Kindly provide us with below information:

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Contact Home Address
(3) Phone Number
(4) Mobile Number
(5) Fax Number
(6) Country
(7) Age
(8) Occupation
(9) Copy of your International Passport or Drivers License.
(10) Home Equity Line of Credit Account (Yes or No)
(11) E-Trade Account (Yes or No)

Above information is needed to avoid wrong sending of your
payment to wrong Associates. Importantly, kindly contact
this office for the effective release of your outstanding
contract payment. For immediate instruction on receiving
your payment.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has put a new law to stop
fraudulent practices. You are needed to respond urgently to
enable us to release your payment; you are given 10 official
working days to respond to this mail.

Yours Sincerely,
Senator Ehigie Edobor Uzamere
Chairman Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt
(2007 -2011)

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