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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: senate house <dr.davidmark654321_senatehouse098@msn.com>
Reply-To: <dr.davidmark36@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:00:38 +0000
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE FUNDS WITH NIGERIA GOVERNMENT



OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTIONPANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT
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 27 APRIL 2009.

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 nonassessment 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 thefund 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 27 APRIL 2009. .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
(FederalRepublic of Nigeria)

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