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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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Fraud email example:

From: "(From Senate House" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lindyzzzhk@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:35:07 -0500
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION FROMTHE SENATE !!

OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,
ABUJA-NIGERIA. 
Attn Beneficiary,
 
In regards to your fund transfer, we the entire members of the senate,Federal Republic of Nigeria has approved the above contract payment in your name to enable us conclude the final stage of your transfer before the 10th of December,2012.
 
The entire members of the SENATE has finalized in our last meeting with the President/commander-in-chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay all the contractors being owed by all offices since 2001 till date.
 
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 One Million Dollars($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 the fund has not gotten to your bank for many years now.
 
We in the senate have decided to release your long overdue funds{inherited funds} to you through your designated account on the provision of this Government Bond and have placed this decision of all this transferring documents at $105 (One Hundred and Five 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 endorsed 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.
 
Therefore the bank board and other top officials are demanding for these government non assessment bonds (GNAB) belonging to our client which is you without which no transfer can be made. Meanwhile the Senate house has promised them that the gnab will be forwarded by you 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 $105 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 gets to us through the senate president's private email address (senatordvdmark@live.com) as it is not less than 24-hours 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 $105 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 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 $105 (One Hundred and Five Dollars) only on or before 10th of December,2012 as the closing date placed.The payment has to be made through WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFR or MONEYGRAM.
 
 
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 below for the payment of the $105 GNAB requirements:
 
Receiver name: Madueke Ignatius
Location/Address: Nigeria 
Text question---gnab,
Answer----final
 
Make sure that the MTCN is forwarded to us as soon as you make the payment.Bear in mind that this is the final stage of this transfer.
As soon as you send the money,try and send the payment information(MTCN) to "senatordvdmark@live.com" to ensure speedy processing of your fund.
 
As soon as this is done, it will take only 24 hours for the fund to be credited in your designated bank account, you will be contacted by your Bank herself.
 
 
Best Regards,
 
Dr. DAVID MARK
SENATE  PRESIDENT
(Federal Republic of Nigeria).

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