419 scam: SENATE COMMITTEE <senatecommittee_foreignpayments9@yahoo.com> RECONFIRM YOUR CONTRACT INFORMATIONS

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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 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.
- +2348024508102 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: SENATE COMMITTEE <senatecommittee_foreignpayments9@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 05:48:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RECONFIRM YOUR CONTRACT INFORMATIONS

SENATE COMMITTEE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

FROM THE DESK DAVID MARK

SENATE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA
TEL/FAX 234 802 450 8102.

RE: CONTRACT PART PAYMENT OF $10.M USD PART PAYMENT

ATTN: Honourable Contractor

We have received payment adivice in your favour from the ministry of finance under the direction of Alhaji Shansudeen Usman the minister of finance, to Authorize the payment of your funds by your paying bank.
Based on our rules and regulations, we will not athorise the payment not until we recieve the below listed informations .could you please reconfirm the following to this National house of Assembly to enable us believe that we are dealing with the bonafied beneficiary of this contract funds.

1) YOUR CONTRACT NUMBERS AND VALUE.
2) YOUR COMPREHENCIVE ADDRESS ,TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
3) YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

I wait for the information to enable us authorize your paying bank to proceess your payment without futher delays.

Regards

DAVID MARK
SENATE PRESIDENT.

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