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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 Ehigie E. Uzamere" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <senatorehigiee.uzamere@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 12:49:21 +0100
Subject: Re: Claim of your funds....

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
GARKI - ABUJA NIGERIA
 
 
>From the Desk Of:
SENATOR EHIGIE E. UZAMERE
SENATE CHAIRMAN ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS
ABUJA - NIGERIA
E-MAIL: senatorehigiee.uzamere@ymail.com
 
 
Hello
 
 
This is to notify you of your unpaid funds with reference Number: AV/FGN/MIN/0015. We Apologies for
the delay of your payment, the Inconveniences and Inflict that the delay might have indulge you
through. You are also to note that we have been mandated and instructed by the UN, IMF, the
American government and other world financial power based on the meeting held late last year that we
should immediately verify all this and carryout your payment without further delay to avoid any
embarrassment this might course yourself.
 
 
>From the Records of outstanding payment with the federal government of Nigeria, your name was
discovered as next on the list of the outstanding who have not yet received their payments. I wish to
inform you now that the square peg is now in square hole, and can be voguish for that your payment is
being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from
my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$10,500,000.00 million dollars.
 
However, where having some serious problems with your payment which have demoralized us, In
respect to this payment, one Mr. John Tasi submitted an application that you authorized your funds to
be paid to him on your behalf with a report that you are now paralyzed as a result of the ghastly motor
accident you had some months back and we would like to confirm the below.
 
 
(1) Did you at any time delegate anybody not even from your family to claim your fund on your behalf?
(2) Were you involved in a motor accident?
(3) Are you aware or related to one Mr. John Tasi? Or neither issued him any Power of Attorney nor
signed any Deed of Agreement?
 
Kindly confirm to me if you truly authorized this act or not as I sense that your funds are been diverted.
 
 
Be also informed that your payment will be effected to you via direct bank transfer into your account
that you will be required to provide later. You are highly required to get back to me a.s.a.p to this email
senatorehigiee.uzamere@ymail.com and please include your phone number where i can reach
you in your reply.
 
 
Yours faithfully
 
 
Senator Ehigie E. Uzamere

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