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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: "THE U. S SENATE OFFICE BUILDING" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fadassafa@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:32:33 +0100
Subject: Attention:Confirm Your Funds Payment ,...?

THE U. S SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
SUITE 113, NEW YORK AVE,
WASHINGTON DC 20011, USA.
E-MAIL: u.s.senatecommitee@dot.net
 
 
Attention:Confirm Your Funds Payment ,
 
Reports reaching the U.S New National Assembly from office of the U.S Secretary of states(Mrs.Hillary Clinton) revealed that certain amount of funds raging from US$1.2 M to US$1.5 M respectively had been declared UN-claimed assets by these three African country governments namely, Togo Republic,Benin Republic,Benin Republic and Republic of Nigeria as these funds were found to have belong to you  up till now, you have yet to receive the said funds in your possession due to some irregularities.
 
The U.S House of Senate Committee on funds recovery had contacted the U.S Ambassadors in the above named three African countries(Ambassador Mr.Terrence Mcculley,Ambassador Mr.James Knight and Ambassador Mr.Robert E.Whitehead) and from their responses to this senate, you had paid quite huge amount of U.S Dollars just in quest to have your due funds but all to no avail and this had affected your financial status so badly at the moment.This had also been attributed to your past dealing with imposters that had claimed to be what they are not.
 
This report had been presented to the U.S new senate committee and was presided over by U.S Secretary of states(Mrs.Hillary Clinton) in which critical resolutions were made and the following questions referred for your urgent response that will enable this honorable house come to your rescue. You are now advised to get back to this Honorable senate as soon as you receive this notification message and do also provide answers to the following questions as listed below:
 
1. Are you the real Beneficiary of this funds in question?
2. What state origin are you?
3. Why is your payment now referred to as unclaimed assess?
4. Why have you not received your payment up-til date?
5. Let us have your valid phone numbers..........
6. Marital status
7. Occupation/
8. Your age/Sex
9. Address:
10.Nationality:
11.Country:
 
Your maximum co-operation is highly anticipated!!
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
 
Senator Alexander Lamar.
(Secretary of the Senate,
United States of America)

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