419 scam: "PETER OBI"<office.senatecommittee@yahoo.com> (RESOLUTION PANEL ON THE IMAGE REDEMPTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- martinschris372@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PETER OBI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peterobi579@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:26:32 -0400
Subject: (RESOLUTION PANEL ON THE IMAGE REDEMPTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

OF¬FICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON THE IMAGE REDEMPTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. )
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA

Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB/16

Attention: Mr. T Sears

We, the entire members of the Federal House of Senate, on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigerian Government, Under the auspices of the civilian Head of State, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of Central Bank Of Nigeria , Mr. Godwin Emefiele held a meeting last week concerning the payment of all people that have fallen victim to the dubious/fraudulent /scammers and impostors parading themselves as head of Government, finance houses or banks and other institutions like telling people that they have won lottery or next of kin which they did not won,etc. Primarily, this panel has resolved to pay out compensation benefits of Five Million United States Dollars (US$1,500.000.00) to all victims that has fallen prey to this group of fraudsters, while the rest of your funds will be transaction at the third quota of the year.

For this reason, we have arrested some group of people and your name, email address and contact details were observed to be one of their victims. We have opened up a file and ascribe it with the following information; Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013.

For the release of your compensation funds, you are hereby advised to contact me immediately stating your full names, telephone number, Contact Address, occupation and age. Remember to use Your Payment Reference (No.-35460021) as the title of your message.

NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call, to see if there is going to be any foul play. Please reply through this email addresses (martinschris372@gmail.com).

Best Regards
Mr. Peter Obi

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