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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: "Mark Duru" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markduru33322@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 03:55:22 +0100
Subject: Senate Committee On Debt Reconcilation and Evaluation

From The Desk Of Dr Mark Duru
Chairman Senate Committee
On Debt Reconcilation And Evaluation
Tele..+2347038202456
Attn Beneficiary
I am . Dr Mark Duru the Chairman Senate Committee On Debt Reconcilation and Evaluation  Federal Republic of Nigeria, after the meeting I held with other members of the Executive Arm of the Government, we decided with one accord to reshuffle every section of government departments with immediate effect.
We have also investigated and found out that a great deal of injustice has been shown to foreign inheritors who have spent their time and money to conclude the transfer processes with different commercial banks in this great country Especailly Africa. However, we the Executive Arm of the Government in conjunction with the presidency, officails of international communities and some allied and financial matter agencies sent by the new elected president in America BARRACK OBAMA have immediately decided and persuade us  to clear some debt owned to genuine contractors,  Inheritors, quota preparation  to avoid the good name of our great nation being tarnished or dragged to the mud by other countries of the outside world and at the same time protect our current nascent democracy.
In fact, after our careful verification, we discovered that your Inheritance file  and all these Inheritance  files are ready now on my table allready Approved  for immediate payment by the FINANCE HOUSE IN LONDON
Please confirm the receipt of this e-mail by responding to this office immediately so that your Inheritance file will be forwarded to the FINANCE HOUSE IN LONDON for immediate part payment  of your Inheritance  entitlement of US$10Million usd  as Part payment without further delay.
Note; that this money for this payment by the FINANCE HOUSE  is maped out from this year,s Federal government Budget and the recovered funds Loot of the Nigerian Treasury  by  ex governors especailly from the niger deltans.
Most importantly,your payment must be via key tested telegraphic wire transfer  to your Bank account  in your country .You should call me immediately you receive this e-mail and also you should reconfirm your phone Number, your contact address and any of your identification such dirver license or international passport
Yours Sincerely
Dr Mark Duru
 

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