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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: DEZI DANIEL <dezidaniel112@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: DEZI DANIEL <dezi_daniel01@mail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:03:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT


 Dear Sir,  

My name is MR. DEZI DANIEL the personal assistant to the chairman senate committee

on Committee on APPROPRIATION and Finance. Sen. Ahmad Muhammad Maccido.  Sir,I  

put lots of things in consideration before contacting you because of the nature of

this letter .I just want to let you know that there is non gazetted (in-house

payment) going on now in the National Assembly. This payment is favoring ONLY

those that are friendly to the senators and those in the presidency. But

fortunately enough your name and draft has been short- listed and approved for

payment.

But since this payment exercise  I noticed that your payment file has been laying

fallow and nobody is even touching it ,I now discovered that maybe you are not

aware or you do not have anybody to assist you push your file. for your

information ,the accrued interest of your funds of one million dollars has been

singed /released.

As I am talking to you, it is right under my desk pending when my Boss will ask me

to bring it. I am disclosing this to you as a Christian hoping that you will not

implicate me .Meanwhile, I want you to contact my Boss Sen. Ahmad Muhammad Maccido

He is the one in charge of the disbursement of this money in the house.

His direct number is. +234:8022575885
Email address: senate.ng@legislator.com

Tell him that the vice president (Alhji Namadi Sambo ) is your friend that he

directed you to call him to release your draft for you with immediate effect. I

believe that as soon as he hears that the vice president is your friend he will

not hesitate to attend to you because I have seen few people that the vice

president sent  to him and their draft has been released I will be here also to

direct you on what to do.

Please don’t mention my name for what so-ever reason if at all you want me to

retain my job. just call him ask how you will get your draft because it is ready

and must reach you within 48hrs.
 
Note (Now your new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password

No : 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 ,Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Released

Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No:

XXTN013.
Finally let me know as soon as you contact him.

Waiting for your immediate response.

Best regards

Mr. Dezi Daniel

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