419 scam: "DAVID ALECHENU MARK"<f.w.hendriks@chello.nl> GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
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.
- +2348168251170

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID ALECHENU MARK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidamark@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:27:09 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

information to finalize this transaction Name ,Address,Direct number Your Release Code is (I M F-UN-WB-FMF-002972) However, I wish to inform you now that your outstanding contract p a y m e n t is ( Six Million & One Hundred Thousand dollars due to the imposed tax of clearance by the present government). Therefore your new P a y m e n t Reference No.-769575, Allocation No: 855757 Attention This is in regard to your unclaimed f u n d s, Kindly get back to us with the required information to finalize this transaction Name ,Address,Direct number Your Release C o d e is (I M F-UN-WB-FMF-002972) However, I wish to inform you now that your outstanding contract p a y m e n t is ( Six Million & One Hundred Thousand dollars due to the imposed tax of clearance by the present government). Therefore your new P a y m e n t Reference No.-769575, Allocation No: 855757 Password No: 84948, Pin Code No: 55674 and Your Certificate of Merit P a y m e n t No: 103, CBN Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, You can call me on my direct line which is: +234-816-825-1170 Best Regards DAVID ALECHENU MARK (S e n a t e P r e s i d e n t) Federal Republic Nigeria

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