419 scam: "SENATOR DAVID MARK"<customercare@lankem.lk> Re: Revamping Nigeria--- Stop that Transaction immediately!

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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:

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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "honourabledavid@admin.in.th" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2348148107494

Fraud email example:

From: "SENATOR DAVID MARK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <honourabledavid@admin.in.th>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 22:47:40 +0800
Subject: Re: Revamping Nigeria--- Stop that Transaction immediately!

In consonance with the present democratic transparent dispensation of President Good-luck Jonathan and rule of law, a classified white paper was recently released to tackle the advance free fraud cases wrecking the corporate image of our sovereign nation, Nigeria. In achieving a hundred percent success, a crack team of detectives specialized in criminal justice has been assembled and empowered to curb these excesses culminated by the past military juntas whose greedy and selfish intentions gave birth to quick cash syndrome wrecking Nigeria's international image.

In moving this quest forward, a detailed database of suspects have been created, some placed under close surveillance, while the very obvious have been arrested and have made confessional statements good for prosecution.

We have been directed to use all available modern means to reach out to affected individuals/corporate organization to achieve zero tolerance and revamp this image.

We employ you to forward means of any payments made recently and in the past either as a gratification or taxes, corresponding phone/fax, and email addresses used in the past and present communications with anyone money has been sent to. This is the agreed white paper evidence and an accelerated investigation and hearing would be concluded in 21 working days in a special court.

Be rest assured the government of the day is going to use her very good office to treat reported cases and make refunds of monies wrongfully collected to the rightful owners. Knowing that not all paid monies by un-suspecting foreigners can be recovered, the office of the president has approved a sum of $550 million USD to augment what can be retrieved from the local suspects in the good spirit of this scheme.

Should this notification concern you, kindly respond to the under signed office with your full names, direct phone number and a case file would be opened and treated with great confidentiality. Revamping Nigeria. About time we get started with the realities of our time.......

God bless Nigeria.

Best Regards,

Senator David Mark (Senate President)

Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Telephone: +234 814 810 7494

Direct email: honourabledavid@admin.in.th

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