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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 Olubukola A. Saraki" <hotelschubert@hotel-schubert.eu>
Reply-To: debtspayment0011@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:17:18 +0200
Subject: Re: Release of your unpaid funds

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 that we should immediately verify all this and
carryout all payments without further delay to avoid any embarrassment
this might course yourself and us.

From the Records of outstanding payment with the federal government of
Nigeria, your name was discovered amongst 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. James Banks
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. James Banks? 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 or bank draft as you are to choose how you wish to receive
it. You are highly required to get back to me a.s.a.p to this email
debtspayment0011@gmail.com and please include your phone number in your
reply.

Yours faithfully

Senator Olubukola A. Saraki
SENATE PRESIDENT

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