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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: "Mr. MARK DAVID" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markdav@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 04:33:56 -0700
Subject: (OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT)

(OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT)
FROM THE DESK OF
Mr. MARK DAVID
THE SENATE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT
 
Attention, Beneficiariy
 
From the records of Foreign Beneficiaries who have not received their payment from the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, your name was discovered as next on the list of the Beneficiaries who have not received their payments.We wish to inform you that your contract/inheritance awards wining payment file under reference number NNPC/NIG/XX099/006 has been approved for immediate crediting into your nominated bank account immediately without any other further delay after the final endorsement of your Fund Release Order Document.
 
Hereby mandate CITI BANK OF NIGERIA to make this payment of US$10.700, 000.00 (Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) being your contract /inheritance awards wining fund into your nominated bank account once you contact the BANK. You are strongly advised to Contact The foreign remittance office of CITI BANK OF NIGERIA in the name of Mr. Joseph Ade, Here In Nigeria on His Direct Open:
 
Fax/Tel: +234 802 762 12 37
Email infocitibankofnigeria@gmail.com
While contacting Mr. Joseph Ade, let him to understand that I Mr. MARK DAVID the senate president of Nigeria directed you to contact him for the final release of your already approved over-due contract/inheritance award wining fund of the said amount (US$10.700,000.00) make sure you contact him together with your Information such as:
 
(1) Your Full Name and address:
(2) Mobile/Fax number#:
(3) Bank Details where you want the money to be transferred for you:
(4) Age and occupation.
For more directives,
 
Lastly you are warned to disregard any other contact with other offices or Banks unless as been directed by this Bank. We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past.
Thanks for adhering to this instruction.
And once again congratulations.
 
Thank you
Yours faithfully
Waiting to hear from you.
Mr. MARK DAVID
THE SENATE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA

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