419 scam: "Senator Olubukola A. Saraki"<debtspayments111@gmail.com> Re: Release of your unpaid funds..

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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:
- "your payment is being processed" (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)
- "million 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- debtspayment0022@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Senator Olubukola A. Saraki" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <debtspayment0022@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:17:50 -0700
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 amongs 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 debtspayment0022@gmail.com and please include your phone number in your reply.

Yours faithfully

Senator Olubukola A. Saraki

SENATE PRESIDENT

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