419 scam: "Senate President Federal Republic of Nigeria"<dmdavidmark64@gmail.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND (US$7.5Million )

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
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.
- dmdavidmark164@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Senate President Federal Republic of Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dmdavidmark164@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:08:00 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND (US$7.5Million )

>From the office of Senator David Mark.
Senate President Federal Republic of Nigeria
EMAIL IS: dmdavidmark164@gmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND (US$7.5Million )

This is to notify you that your over due entitlement fund has been gazetted to be released to you after the summit meeting held at the Federal Government capital territory (Abuja) in which an indoor meeting was held between my government,International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Auditors,representatives of the European Union, Asian and American Congress respectively concerning the debts owed to foreigners.It was agreed that all the beneficiaries under the category "A" will receive the sum of Seven.five Million United States Dollars($7.5Million )as approved and endorsed by all the parties present in the summit.Be informed that your name was stipulated under the category "A" awaiting the receipt of his payment.Therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to reconfirm the following details:

YOUR FULL NAMES:...................
CORRESPONDING ADDRESS:..............
TELEPHONE / FAX NAUMBERS:............
MOBILE PHONE:.................
OCCUPATION/POSITION:.................
AGE/MARITAL STATUS................
SEX..............

Note that if you have received this message by(electronic email sending error) to your system, kindly help us by informing us to enable us sort this out as my office has been instructed by the newly inugurated Presidency to take the issuesof the release of all payment owed to foreign beneficiaries upon myself in order to sanitize the good image of this country and this government will not want to leave without the settlement of all debts as agreed / endorsed by the parties involved.

It will interest you to know that as soon as we receive the above details,we will commence with all needed necessary legal procedures and issue all payments details to you,in order to approve the release of your long over due entitlement fund,as our government wants to rebuild confidence in International Cooperation and InternationalFinancial system.

I want you to understand that this arrangement supersedesall the previous arrangements given to you.Nevertheless,if we do not hear from you within the next seven (7) working days from today, it shall attract indefinite postponement of your payment and my government will not be blamed for such action, any question should be directed to this office.

The federal government of Nigeria is sorry for any inconvenience the delay in releasing yourentitlement fund must have caused you as a result of unprofessional services rendered by the banking and financial institutes and that is our aim of objective.

Best Regards,
Senator David Mark
(FEDEREL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA)

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