419 scam: "SENATOR DAVID MARK" <marianobre@palmali.com.br> IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION'

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348054590421 (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.
- info.rexjohnson2008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- nigeria our ref: fgn /snt/stb e-mail: info.rexjohnson2008@gmail.com info.rexjohnson@yahoo.com attention: please, we, the (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "SENATOR DAVID MARK" <marianobre@palmali.com.br>
Reply-To: info.rexjohnson2008@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 14:31:02 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION'

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
E-Mail: info.rexjohnson2008@gmail.com
info.rexjohnson@yahoo.com

Attention: Please,

We, the entire members of the Federal House of Senate, on behalf of the Federal
Republic of Nigerian Government, Under the auspices of the civilian Head of
State, President Alhaji Umaru Musa Yaradua and the Governor of Central Bank Of
Nigeria, Dr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi held a meeting last week concerning payment,
both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds.

On going through files yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped
untreated, so at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your payment and
please stop communicating with any office now and attention to the appointed
office below for you to receive your payment accordingly. Now your new Payment
Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No:
55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763;
Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having
received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received
and confirm Your payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria immediately
within 24hrs.

Now you are directed to contact the Office of the Paymaster General Federal
Republic of Nigeria Dr. Rex Johnson ,immediately so that he will pay you and
fax you the payment Copy Slip and also you should reconfirm your banking
Details, this is to avoid mistake while transferring your overdue payment to
you today. Also note that from the record in our file, your outstanding
contract payment is USD$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million 500 hundred United States
Dollars).

Contact Person: Dr. Rex Johnson
E-mail: info.rexjohnson2008@gmail.com
info.rexjohnson@yahoo.com
Phone:+234-8054590421

Contact him now and inform him that you received an email from The Federal House
of Senate Federal Republic of Nigeria, Instructing you to write him for
immediate release of your fund and forward your Details to his office to avoid
transfer mistake.

NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call, if
we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that
have been frustrating our efforts and defrauding beneficiaries, we shall stop
and cancel your payment immediately.

BEST REGARDS
SENATOR DAVID MARK
SENATE PRESIDENT
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)

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