419 scam: "SENATOR DAVID MARK"<support@dhl.org> RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT.

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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:
- "foreign payment unit" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- +2347014561823 (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.
- eco_asaka@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SENATOR DAVID MARK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eco_asaka@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 03:33:08 -0400
Subject: RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT.

THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, SHEHU SHAGARI WAY,

ABUJA TELEGRAM/ PRES-234-FGN

Our Ref: PRS/COM/00452/IMP



ATTENTION

RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT.

Following the instruction received from FOREIGN DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE (FDRC)UK, as a result of petitions and counter petitions by foreign beneficiaries over non-claimant of their contractual/inheritance fund,

The President Federal Republic of Nigeria with the Minister of Foreign affair has given a mandate to the FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP NIGERIA, to verify/reconcile and finalize all approved Payment,

Subsequently we received a sudden application for change of your bank account by some person{s} stating that you are dead and he is your Next-of-kin, with a new bank account, (We do not know into which account to effect your payment.

This is the bank account that has been presented to us for the transfer of the fund.

USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

ABA NUMBER:314074269

ACCOUNT NUMBER:18216412

ACCOUNT NAME: TRAVELER HAPPY).



But Mrs.Herve Assah DIRECTOR ECOBANK NIG PLC has refused to honor this application for change of account and insisted that you will be contacted for verification purpose before the transfer will be done. to transfer your fund under 72Hrs upon the re-confirmation of your current Banking details.

You are therefore required to contact to Mrs. Herve Assah DIRECTOR ECOBANK NIG PLC on his designated Tel No: +2347014561823 EMAIL:eco_asaka@hotmail.com under 48hrs to ascertain the authenticity of this application, and if you are still alive.

SENATOR DAVID MARK

THE SENATE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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