419 scam: "Sen. David Mark (Senate President"<davidmark.ng2011@hotmail.com> URGENT REPLY NEEDED

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "farida waziri" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "drbenobi.ng2011@live.com" (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.
- +2347085838879 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sen. David Mark (Senate President" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drbenobi.ng2011@live.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 04:39:11 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

FROM THE DESK OF SENATOR DAVID MARK
THE SENATE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA HEAD OFFICE ABUJA NIGERIA

Attn: My Honorable Contractor,

This is to bring to your notice that the President of Republic of Nigeria, "Dr.Good Luck Jonathan (GCFR), Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. David Mark (GCFR) and the director with the Federal Ministry of Finance Dr. Bernard Obi in Conjunction with the EFCC Director, Farida Waziri, held a meeting last week concerning contract payment both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds. we have constituted a 14 man investigative Panel and foreign Debts reconciliation committee, which Dr. Bernard Uche is Chairman of the presidential committee saddled with the responsibility to investigate all the banks here in Nigeria, who has trapped and held beneficiaries contract/inheritance Fund claims unpaid.

However, the President has vowed that his government is poised to eradicate corruption and fraudulent practices here in Nigeria to zero level which portrays the ugly reputations of this country's image to the international community.

On going through contractors file yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated, so at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your contract payment and please stop communicating with any office now and attention to the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly. However, I wish to inform you now that your outstanding contract payment is ($32,700,000.) thirty two Million, seven hundred thousand United States dollars).
Now your new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, CBN 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 the next week.

Now you are hereby directed to contact the Panel and foreign Debts reconciliation committee, which the Chairman is Dr. Bernard Uche director with the Federal Ministry of Finance , immediately so that he will tell you what to do and also pay you and fax you the
payment Copy Slip and also you should reconfirm your Banking Details, Secret Code No: which is (XXTN013), this is to avoid mistake while transferring your overdue contract payment to you as planned.

Contact Person:

Name: Dr. Bernard Obi.
(The director with the Federal Ministry of Finance.
Email Address: (drbenobi.ng2011@live.com)
Tel: +2347085838879

Contact him now and inform him that you received a message from the Senate President Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Instructing you to contact him for immediate release of your contract payment, please reconfirm your details to his office to avoid transfer mistake.

1, Full Name......
2, Telephone and Fax Number….
3. Current Contact Address and location.....
4, Your Valid ID
5, Next of Kin if you have any.....
6, Occupation.........

NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming calls and emails, if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters/touts that have been frustrating you for years, I shall stop and cancel your payment immediately.

Best Regards,
Sen. David Mark (Senate President)
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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