419 scam: "CHAIRMAN SENATE COMMITTEE ON DEBT RECONCILIATION"<senator@nig.org> RE: FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATE PRESIDENT (SENATOR DAVID MARK.)

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "senator@contractor.net" (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.
- +2348023858108 (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.
- kingsley-cbn002@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHAIRMAN SENATE COMMITTEE ON DEBT RECONCILIATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmswift-card@consultant.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:43:23 -0400
Subject: RE: FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATE PRESIDENT (SENATOR DAVID MARK.)

THE OFFICE SENATE PRESIDENT (SENATOR DAVID MARK.)
CHAIRMAN SENATE COMMITTEE ON DEBT RECONCILIATION &
EVALUATION FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY COMPLEX,ABUJA,
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.nassnig.org
Reply on this Email address: senator@contractor.net

Our Ref: FGN /OCP/PBXD/013

23rd of March 2013

SENATOR DAVID MARK, (SENATE PRESIDENT) THE CHAIRMAN OF SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTRACTS CLAIM BETWEEN 1990 TO 2012.

Re: Attention Fund Beneficiary

I will be delighted to inform you that irrespective of your dealings with the wrong people over your payment release before now, that you would have received your Long Awaited fund valued ($10.5 USD) Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars before now through Central Bank of Nigeria,Please never you loose hope yet, waiting to hear from you soon. Find the displayed tracking information’s of other Beneficiaries in your Payment Category B’ as they had all received their payment through the Atm Master Card containing their funds, except you through the under mentioned Courier Companies. This one’s here received their long awaited fund within 2011/2012. You can as well track them for proper confirmation.

TRACKING SITE: http://www.fedex.com/Tracking

REBA CANNON TRACKING NUMBER: 793558322075 (WWW.FEDEX.COM)
JOHN STACEY TRACKING NUMBER: 793558334918 (WWW.FEDEX.COM)
JAMES WILLIAMS TRACKING NUMBER: 79355832684 (WWW.FEDEX.COM)
NAME: DONNA L. VARGAS: EO989255511US (WWW.USPS.COM)
NAME: CHRISTOPHER THOMAS JOYNER: 899389380290 (WWW.FEDEX.COM)
NAME: GERALD D. WARNER: 875777537332 (WWW.FEDEX.COM)

The office of deputy governor, financial system stability of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),will issue you an ATM CARD valued your fund, and you will be withdrawing $1500 Dollars daily from any ATM Machine within the globe as it will be activated with Multilingual for it’s withdrawal activeness within the globe.Meanwhile, we have collectively completed this financial investigation to our satisfaction, and you are hereby approved to receive your fund as programmed into an ATM Master Card with some approved payment documents presently in custody of Dr, Kingsley Moughalu the Deputy Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.

Considering the importance of the payment documents as it will accompany the Atm Swift Card in parcel to your door-step, according to Internal revenue code (IRC) in title 26 also contain reporting requirement on a form 8300, report of cash payment over $10,000 USD, received in a trade or business without clearance may attract, money laundering activity or violate section 18 USC 1956, 18 USC1957, 18 USC 1960, and provision of title 31, and 26 USC 6050i of the United States code (USC).Senate payment approvement clerance copy will equally send to you tomorrow as soon as we hear from you and the paying Bank.

Dr .Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu
The Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
Financial System Stability (Fss)
International Remittance Department
Corporate Headquarters .Tinubu Square, Lagos.
Office line: +234-1-213-9732
Mobile: +234-8023-8581-08
Email: kingsley-cbn002@consultant.com

I await your response

Senator David Mark (Nigeria Senate President)
The Chairman Senate Committee on
Debt Reconciliation & Evaluation FGN.

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