419 scam: "FROM SEN BELLO UMAR" <info@usa.org> DEAR BENEFICIARY, YOU ARE TO RECEIVED THE SUM OF $7 MILLION

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- officesenateofnig200@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM SEN BELLO UMAR" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: <officesenateofnig200@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:36:59 -0800
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY, YOU ARE TO RECEIVED THE SUM OF $7 MILLION

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
GUAGUALADA-ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB0708
Email:officesenateofnig200@gmail.com

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

YOU ARE TO RECEIVED THE SUM OF $7 MILLION

we have going through your file submitted to us by the federal
ministry of finance your fund was among
the payment approved by the senate committee on foreign payment
approved by Mr president mohammadu buhari after federal executive
council meeting head in ASO rock villa on the 28th of march 2017,our
focus by this new government is to fight corruption to a stand still
and stop our non official defrauding innocent foreigners by their hard
earn money.

The committee was set up to correct the fraud perpetrate by last
government of Good Luck Jonathan which was voted out of office in 2015
general election.i senator BELLO UMAR a senator of federal republic
of Nigeria .my advice to you as a brother is to take this opportunity
to receive your money without further delay.we are here to guide you
to avoid last mistake you made to get this fund,

our president Mohammadu Buhari has directed all beneficiary to come
and receive their payment has scheduled because our government is all
out to protect and guide all beneficiaries who have not receive their
payment with the federal government of Nigeria to do so immediately
because government will entertain any complain to any foreign
contractor who fails to receive his payment within this period,during
our president visit to Australian last year there is a lot of complain
from some contractors that they have been cheated by all this imposers
who are claiming to be government official,

On this faithful recommendations we want you to know that during the last UN
meetings held at Abuja , Nigeria . It was alarmed so much by the rest of
the world in the meeting regarding the lose of funds by various foreigners
to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in
other to retain the good image of the country, The president of the
country (President MOHAMMDU. BUHARI) is now paying 1000 victims of
this operators US$7, 000, 000,00. USD each, The payments are to be paid by
Federal Reserve Account Unit,

According to the number of applicants at hand,840 beneficiaries has been
paid ,half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more
160 left to be paid the Amount of US$7,000,000,00. Each.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested
in Lagos Nigeria as one of the victims of the operations, you are hereby
warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body for any
reason what so ever, the US secret service is already out to trace the
criminals.

Anabelle Bayona (CANADA)

we are waiting to hear from you that you responded to our request to
go an receive your money without further delay.

BE GUIDED ACCORDINGLY AS WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU

KINDEST REGARDS,
SEN BELLO UMAR
SENATE OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Email: officesenateofnig200@gmail.com

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