419 scam: Senator David Mark <afolabi_williams105@yahoo.co.uk> Attention: Dear Friend

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- mrmchaelobot@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Senator David Mark <afolabi_williams105@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrmchaelobot@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:58:06 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attention: Dear Friend

Attn: Dear Friend,

You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed a very long time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact you again after couple of years now.

It takes fate, courage and God's fearing to remember old friends and at sometime, to show gratification to them, despite circumstances that made things not worked out as we projected then.

Meanwhile I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.

Presently Iâ€™m in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. However, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow.

You are advised to stop any further communication with your local representative or any officials and department whom may call you or email you concerning the check draft that I left on your name sum of $3.5Million accept Mr. Michael Obot. Your are advise not to accept any fax or telephone calls that does not come from him.

Now you are highly advice to contact my Bank Account Officer Director, Mr. Michael Obot on mrmchaelobot@yahoo.com asks him to send you the total of $ 3. 5Million Dollars, which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with my account director Mr. Michael Obot and instruct him where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferers at that time. in the moment, Iâ€™m very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my bank account director on your behalf to

receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with secretary and he will

send the amount to you without any delay.

Regards,

Senator David Mark

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