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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: Senate House Nigeria <off-----04422@att.net>
Reply-To: senate_house1@rocketmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 11:32:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: INFORMATION


ATTN:

A WOMAN MRS.SUSAN WILLIAMS FROM USA CAME TO THE OFFICE OF SENATE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF nIGERIA AND PRESENT SOME DOCUMENTS OF CLAIM PURPORTED TO HAVE SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF AN OVER DUE INHERITED FUNDS VALUED ($4.5M) TO HER PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT?

PLEASE KINDLY NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID ANY IRREGULARITIES AS THE PAYMENT IS READY TO BE MADE IF YOU AUTHORIZE HER (BASED ON URGENT INSTRUCTIONS  RECEIVED THIS MORNING FROM THE PRESIDENCY).

YOU ARE ADVISED TO RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF THIS FUNDS BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BY ANY BODY, THAT IS THE REASON WE ARE CONTACTING YOU FOR CONFIRMATION.

MEANWHILE THE PAYMENT REF.# IS, (000999/UKBB/7535/2009.) AND THE WORD CODE# (777) FOR THE SECURITY OF THIS FUND, ANY EMAIL, CALL OR FAXES  WITHOUT THE REF.# STATED ABOVE SHOULD BE DISREGARDED IMMEDIATELY.

GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY TO NOTIFY US IF YOU DO AUTHORIZE HER TO  HAVE THE FUND TRANSFERED TO HER PERSONAL ACCOUNT.
I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

REGARDS,

DR DAVID MARK
SENATE PRESIDENT NIGERIA


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