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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: "D. Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fgnsenatepresident@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:08:42 +0100
Subject: Attn: Treat As Confidential/

This is to your Attention:
This message is coming from the senate president of the federal republic of Nigeria, after a meeting held with the new president of the federal republic of Nigeria DR. Jonathan Goodluck, regarding all foreign payments, both in Nigeria and outside the country. As the senate president, I have been mandated to handle all the foreign payments.
However, we have got a lot of reports about your payment which you have been pursuing for so many years now but to no avail. We are aware that a lot of people have used the name of some top officials of the Nigeria government to defraud you. Also, so many people have claimed to be managers of different banks here in Nigeria to swindle money from you.
All these we are very much aware of and we are working seriously to put a stop to all this mess. As the senate president, I have set security everywhere regarding payment in Nigeria and I have decided to bring all foreign payments both inheritance payment and contract payment to my desk so that I will take a good look at all this payment problems. I am cognizance of the fact that you have lost a lot of money in the past in pursuance of your payment.
 
Note that we have stopped all foreign payments from any banks here in Nigeria, we have decided to carry out payment with one bank which we have scrutinized the activities of the bank and have given them the right to effect foreign payment. We kept a close watch to the bank but we know that they will transfer your fund legally to your account. Also we have made a perfect arrangement with our payment centre in Europe for same purpose.
. We assure you that you are going to receive this payment, do your self a good thing by responding back to this message as this will give you a good life also to  start a new beginning. All this ordeal you have gone through will  come to an end, if only you can believe, note that he that laugh last laugh best.
 
Finally, do not disclose this payment to anybody, because we are very much aware that you have been dealing with unscrupulous elements for a long time, we do not want them to have any idea of this payment method, to avoid hackers getting information of this payment.
Do reconfirm your information to me.
(1) Your Full Name:
(2)Contact Address:
(3)Age:
(4)Phone &mobile:
(5)Occupation:
(6)Bank Details:
Thanks.
Dr. David Mark
His Excellency
Senate President of the.
Federal republic of Nigeria.
 

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