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I reckon any story is a good story from an African point of view.

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From: anir@hathway.com <anir@hathway.com>
Date: 27 Oct 2008 14:03
Subject: COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
To:

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/
Your Ref.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect  of your contract/inheritance payment.

Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none officials in the bank all your attempts to secure the release of the fund to you. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this have to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem.

Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment centre Asia pacific, that’s latest instruction from the new president,aihaji umar musa yaradua federal republic of Nigeria.

This card centre will send you an atm card which you will use to withdraw your money in any atm machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is ten thousand, five hundred United States dollars per day. So if you like to receive your funds in this way please let us know by contacting the atm payment department director and also send the following information as listed below.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
1. Full Name:
2. Sex:
3. Age:
4. Tel:
5. State:
6. Country:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
However, kindly find below the contact person Prof. Charles Amandu. Integrated payment department
Email: atm-live-remittance@hotmail.com
Phone: +2348033771340
>>>>>>>>>>>
The atm card payment centre has been mandated to issue out $500,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2008. For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitch in receiving your payment. Note that because of impostors,we hereby issue you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-112/2008) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card centre by using it as your subject.

It certainly sounds good. The crooks are basically counting on previous victims being totally naive.

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From: Committee On Foreign Payment Matters <scfpm@live.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 8:01 AM
Subject: YOUR FUNDS
To:

Committee On Foreign Payment Matters
PMB 141, Central Area,Abuja-Nigeria.
P. O. Box 5760, Garki, Abuja
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
COMPENSATION OF $500,000.00 TO SCAM VICTIM

Dear Sir,

This is to bring to your notice that The Nigeria Senate House delegated from  the  United Nations has resolved to pay 60 Nigerian 419 scam victims $500,000.00 Five  Hundred Thousand  United States Dollars each you are  listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed  victims.

On this faithful recommendations, I want to bring to your notice that during the last UN meetings, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings  on the lose of funds  by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in  other to  retain the good image of the country, the president of the country is  now paying  100 victims of this  operators $500,000.00 Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars each.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, According to the   number of applicants at hand, 35 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims  are from the United  States, we still have more 25 left to be paid the compensations of $500,000.00 Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars each.

Your name was  mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any one for any reason whatso ever, the US secret service in colloboration with the Economic And Financial Crime Commission in Nigeria are already on trace on  the criminals.

For more vital information on this initiative, please visit:
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/news1jul.htm

Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the British government has approved  Fifteen Million British Pounds Sterling only (GBP15, 000,000.00) for the settlement of the remaining 60 people on the list and an  arrangement has been concluded with the Bank of America for final release  of funds into your bank account as soon as your payment Pin Code is  issued to you from the Debt  Management office.

Please verify the avalaibility of the approved funds from your telephone or  mobile phone, by calling this number:+1 206 453 0445 and then  follow the instruction which will ask you for  the below information:

Bank of America Number:+1 206 453 0445
For Security Pass Code, press: 1945
For Account No, Press: 353355338884
For Pin, Press:3588
For Transfer,Press 1

w you are directed to contact the Debt Management Office of the  Federal Republic of Nigeria Attention to Dr.Ken Amadi immediately for your compensation TRANSFER CODE of $500,000.00 Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.

Contact Person:Dr.Ken Amadi
Debt Management Office(dmo)
Plot 12/14 Ahmadu Bello Way
Victoria Island
Lagos -  Nigeria
Tel:+234-8027505259
Email: debtmanagementmessagecenter@gmail.com

Contact them now and inform  Dr.Ken Amadi that you received an email  from The  Senate Committee on Foreign Payment Matters at the National  House of Assembly Federal Republic of  Nigeria, directed you him to obtain  your payment TRANSFER CODE for the release of your compensation.

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 and  extracting money from you, We shall stop and cancel your payment immediately.

Yours faithfully,
Senator. Mr Harley Ross,
Head. Senate Committee on Foreign Payment Matter.
National House of Assembly
Federal Republic of Nigeria

The crooks obviously spent some time creating Graphics, the and the official Mumbo Jumbo in the text. I am sure it will impress a lot of people.

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From: Office Of Senate House Nigeria
Date: 2008/9/6
Subject: *****Attn: Contractor! Your Payment Approval*****
To:
Cc: list not shown

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTIONPANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA

Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB Your Ref……………….

ATTN: Beneficiary ,

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 Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and the Minister For Finance, Mrs. Esther Nenandi-Usman 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 do 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 Note: 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 numbers which therefore qualified you 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 AhJl. Ibrahim Dangote immediately for further direction to avoid complications toward your contract payment ,Further more do stop anyother comunication regards to your contract payment this is to avoid any mis-up between you and the approved paying office in prepareing your payment file.

Contact Person: AhJl. Ibrahim Dangote, Email: ahjidangote@hotmail.com , Direct Tel: 234-8053245113 , Contact him now and inform him that you received an email from The Federal House of Senate Federal Republic of Nigeria , Instructing you to call him for immediate release of your fund.

Further More Note : We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming calls , if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating our effort, We shall have no other option but to stop and cancel your payment immediately .

Best Regards

SEN. DAVID MACK Dr Uffort Ekaette
SENATE PRESIDENT Secretary of the federation
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)

Apart from the fact that this message is all in capital letters, it’s just a copy of earlier e-mails on the same subject.

Here’s an earlier David Marks scam e-mail

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From: ATM CARD DELIVERY SERVICE <mailsc3@seznam.cz>
Date: 2008/5/18
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
To:

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTIONPANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA

Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB                                                                       Your Ref……………

ATTN: BENEFICARY,
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED
YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY
YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE
NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT
OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL
DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK YOUR
ENTIRE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO
YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT
LIKE THESE HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR
PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO
YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT
THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC
THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT,
CHIEF ALHAJI MUSA UMARU YAR’ADUA FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA. AND FBI.THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM
CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY
ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM
IS TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO
RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY
CONTACTING THE PAYMASTER GENERAL CARD PAYMENT CENTER
MRS GABY REBBECA ON HER EMAIL ADDRESS:
atmcarddelivery822@gmail.com
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE
OUT USD5.3MILLION AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR
2008. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY
FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR
OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR
PAYMENT. FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, CALL AND EMAIL ME BACK
AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR
FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY
DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED OFFICE.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU
OUR CODE OF CONDUCT,WHICH IS (ATM-822) SO YOU HAVE TO
INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY
USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
REGARDS,
SENATOR DAVID MARK.
SENATE PRESIDENT.
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)

Tags: 419Scam, Advance Fee fraud, David Marks