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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 Tunde <tundesenator420@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: senator Tunde <senatortundepresidency2007@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 21:27:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Any money you send to Africa regard to your payment is at your own
risk


 

Dear Sir

I am Senator Tunde Ogbeha the new appointed Chairman in Government State House committee Payment and verification on foreign Depts.  Abuja Nigeria

In regards to series of petition we receiving from Foreigners on how African government usually don’t pay them their contract funds, inheritance, winning, Compensation Fund, And other Debts owed them by the African Government, based on this the African Government made a thorough investigation to ascertain the cause and find out that there are some officials that cooperate with outsiders to extort money from foreigners without transfer their Fund to them.

So the United Nations then held a meeting and made a resolution that all foreign contractors and those that are waiting their payment, to be paid by through our off- shore Payment Center in {Republic of China ) in other to beat those fraudsters in Africa that extort money from Foreigners without send their payment to them .

So be informed that all the payment both Bank Drafts, ATM ,  Compensation Fund , Winning , and other debts has been channeled to China.

Get back to me with your full contact information together with your mobile phone number   if you have not received your money to direct you to the off-shore Centre in China that will release your Fund to you.

 You should stop any further communication   with anybody or office in Africa in respect to your Payment.

Note; any money you send to Africa regard to your payment is at your own risk as you can only receive your fund through our Off-Shore payment Center in China

Regards


Senator Tunde
Chairman Government State House committee
Payment and verification on foreign


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