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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:
  • "clearance document" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <senatepresident55@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 13:34:45 +0000
Subject: OVER DUE FUNDS WITH NIGERIA GOVERNMENT





OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTIONPANEL ON
CONTRACTPAYMENT
ABUJA-NIGERIA


In regards to your fund transfer, we the entire
members of the federal house of senate has approved the above documents in your
name to enable us concluded this final stage of your transfer before the
Nov 11th 2008.

The federal contractors identification card, clearance
documents and remittance form from Union Bank plc, which will be filled, and
return by you.

We the entire members of the house has finalized on
our last meeting with the head of state and placed this decision of all this
transferring documents as $120 (0neTwenty dollars) only, which you have to send
now so that the GNAB will be issued to you. Also be informed that the board has
met today and endorse the transfer, the process has began, as this decisions has
been placed with all the top government officials involved on the transfer
including the bank directors.

You have to note carefully that the contents of the
article of law established under the bank of Nigeria foreign transfer of page
67, cap 10 under paragraph 6, which state clearly that under no circumstance
will a huge amount above $1m be remitted to overseas account without GNAB. And
such fund will be disbursed into government account as seize fund. This was the
main reason why the fund has not gotten to your bank for many
years.

Therefore the bank board and other top officials are
demanding for these government non assessment bonds (GNAB) belonging to our
client which is you otherwise there will be a problem, meanwhile the house has
promised them that the gnab will be forwarded by our
client.


Which is necessary for record
purposes.

We the entire members of the house of senate are using
this urgent medium to advise you to make payment of your GNAB fee of $120
without any further delay.

Be rest assured that our appointment to handle and
take care of the movement of the fund will not be in vain as we are giving you
100% guarantee to deliver the work as soon as your western union information
reach us at our house email addressas it is not less than 24hours that the order
was placed.

Note that your fund will be free to move from the bank
without any delay if you get the governments non assessment bonds (GNAB) which
is $120 only to make sure that no government monitor or agent can access the
fund during the delivery remittance. You have to get the gnab written on your
name and stamped before the fund credit to your bank account.


This was why we have not approved or sign off the
bonds of your transfer registry today as the bank insists on the GNAB.


Based on these explanations, you are hereby advised to
send payment information of $120 through our direct email address on or before
11th Nov 2008. .as the closing date placed.

This gnab will show that the transaction was made
through the full capacity of the government and will not be queried for certain
circumstance.

Use the information bellow for the payment of the $120
GNAB requirements:

Receiver name: Mr Okoma Osita
location: Lagos-
Nigeria.
Text question---gnab,
Answer----final

Bear in mind that this is the final stage of this
transfer.

As soon as this is done, it will take only 24hours for
the fund to be credited in your designated bank account, you will be contacted
by your Bank herself.
.



Dr. DAVID MARK
SENATE
PRESIDENT
(Federal Republic of
Nigeria)

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