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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: "Dr. David Mark" <info@senatehouse.org>
Reply-To: dr.davidmark@mail.mn
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:04:23 -0800
Subject: OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA VERY URGENT

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION  PANEL ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
ABUJA-NIGERIA
 
Attn: The beneficiary.
 
In regards to your fund transfer, we the entire members of the Federal House of Senate have approved the above documents in your name to enable us conclude this final stage of your transfer before the 25th January 2010.
 
After the just concluded meeting with the president, we have placed this decision for all the transferring documents as $95 USD (Ninety five Dollars) only, which you have to send now so that the government non assessment bonds (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 seized fund. This was the main reason why you have not recieved your overdue payment.
 
Therefore the banks 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 $95 US DOLLARS 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 percent guarantee to deliver the work as soon as your western union information reach us at our email address (dr.davidmark@mail.mn) as 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 $95 US DOLLARS 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 signed off the bond of your transfer register today as the bank insists on the GNAB.
Based on these explanations, you are hereby advised to send payment information of 95.00 US DOLLARS through our direct email address (dr.davidmark@mail.mn) on or before 25th January 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.
Send the money through Western Union Money Transfer Or Money Gram International to the below receiver's information:
 
RECEIVERS NAME: JAMES MEZIE
ADDRESS: LAGOS, NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION: GNAB
ANSWER: GNAB
 
Bear in mind that this is the final stage of this transfer.
As soon as this is done, it will take only 48 hours for the fund to be credited in your designated bank account, and you will be contacted  by your Bank.
 
Best Regards.
Dr. DAVID MARK
SENATE PRESIDENT
(Federal Republic of Nigeria}

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