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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: "Senator.Iyiola OmisoreX" <senator.info@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: senatoroffice_iyiolaomisore@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:48:59 -0300
Subject: CHAIRMAN SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENTS

FROM THE DESK OF SENATOR IYIOLA OMISORE
CHAIRMAN SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENTS
SENATE CHAMBERS RM 127-129
2ND FLOOR APO QUARTERS ABUJA.


ATTENTION:Beneficiary,


Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your inheritance /contract fund has been handled by some corrupt Government officials and Banks, After Extensive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stakeholders in the Government, Subcommittees of the House Of Senate and the House of Rep, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your inheritance /Contract Fund would be released on a special method of payment, which tag Name Reads Inter-Bank Wire Transfer(IBWT) This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies. Either Through Anti Terrorist Certificate or other certificates. This Inter-Bank Wire Transfer would be done by a Government approved Commercial Bank into your nominated bank account within three business days.

In the light of this aforementioned, you are required to furnish this office with the

Following information.


Your Full Name--------------------------
You’re Address-----------------------------
You’re Next of Kin Name and your date of Birth.---------
Your telephone number and fax-----------------------
Your Occupation----------------------------

This Information’s would be used in opening of a new account here since the fund has been on a dormant account for years now. It’s from the new account your fund will be transfer into your local bank account over there in your country,


Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information in order to reconfirm if it's in line with the one contained in our payment data.


Be informed that your fund has been called back and it's now in a suspense Account here in a Local Bank.



Waiting for an urgent response.
Yours Faithfully
Senator.Iyiola Omisore














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