419 scam: "Senator David Mark"<fedministryfinanceng@gmail.com> RESPOND NOW

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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:
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348060244746 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- senatorcommittee@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- senator david mark on this email for more update (senatorcommittee@yahoo.com or fedministryfinanceng@gmail.com) they have presented for (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Senator David Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <senatorcommittee@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:20:56 -0800
Subject: RESPOND NOW

Our File Ref No: CCHS/97531/CBN-NG-00X901/2011

Attn;Beneficiary

We want to officially notify you that your funds valued
at US$5.5 000,000.00(Five million five hundred thousand U.S. Dollars
only), being payment for your Overdue Inheritance/Contract
entitlements has been programmed to be
transferred to a Bank Account in the USA, following series of
documents tendered by your Representative Mr. David L. Nielsen, and
your Attorney Barrister John Swatz, of J. Swatz & Associates as fed ex
could not deliver to you the draft issued initially on your behalf due
to wrong information on your address.

They have presented a "Power of Attorney" duly signed by you in which
it was clearly stated that due to some inevitable circumstances beyond
your control (ILL HEALTH) that you will not be able to finalize this
payment yourself, thus appointing Mr. D.L. Nielsen to act on your
behalf. All transfer documents have been forwarded to the office of
the Minister for Finance for final endorsement and are mandated to be
concluded in a few days from now.

As a matter of urgency, we need a re-confirmation from you if the said
Man and Attorney are your True Representatives before we proceed to
issue final payment release order. Find below the account
information.Please you are advised to contact Senator David Mark on
this email for more update (senatorcommittee@yahoo.com or
fedministryfinanceng@gmail.com)

They have presented for the transfer the account below.
A/C Name: Blue Bell Realty, Inc.,
Bank: JP Morgan Chase Bank,
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza,
New York , NY.10081
Bank Routing #:021000021
A/C #:227863934766

We look forward to your swift response.

Senator David Mark
Senate committee chairman
Direct Tel; +2341-4756295
Direct Mobile;+2348060244746

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