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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "abuja" (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.
  • senatormark20888@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3asenatormark20888@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM SENATOR DAVID MARK" <markd17@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: senatormark20888@sify.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:27:43 -0700
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE.


OFFICE OF PRESIDENCY
SENATE COMMITTEE
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CGX/NNPC/021/08,
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.


YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE.
How are you today? I am Dr David Mark the Senate President of Nigeria, I
am delighted to inform you that this panel which just concluded it's seating
today in Abuja just released your name among beneficiaries that has not
received their payment and this time it will be paid to you via diplomatic
means of payment or wire transfer to your destinated bank account.

Did you authorize one Mr. David Williams? Who presented document of claim
purported to have signed by you for the release of your part-payment of US$5
million only? Please reconfirm back to me to avoid any irregularities as
your payment is now ready to be transferred (based on urgent instructions
received
this morning from the presidency office.).

Based on that you have been advised not to respond to any mail or fax
concerning your fund from anybody who claim to be your agent as your
Transfer will be ready at the soonest time to be delivered immediately by
the authority of this office.

Please reply with this below
mail:senatormark20888@sify.com<mail%3Asenatormark20888@sify.com>

Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:


1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.

With regards to your fund you are advised to follow-up instructions only
from
this office the above is your payment number (CBN/IRD/CGX/NNPC/021/06) any
mail
or faxes with out your payment numbers. .

I Waiting to hear from you as urgency required


Best regards

Dr.David Mark
Senate President of Nigeria

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