419 scam: "MARK MORDI" <goldenmarkmordi@gmail.com> HELLO

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447024052180 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- goldenmarkmordi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MARK MORDI" <goldenmarkmordi@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 06:05:09 -0600
Subject: HELLO

Dear Friend,

It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will
be a surprise to you, as we have never met before. I actually got your
e-mail address while searching the internet for a reliable person to
handle this transaction

I am Mark Mordi. I have worked as a personal assistant to late Mr Sean
Burke, a US, oil merchant in the United Kingdom, who died aboard Korean
Air Flight 801, which crashed in Guam in 1997.

Please do not disregard this mail and for avoidance of doubt you can
verify this with the British High Commission in your country or visit
http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list/, as posted by CNN

He died, leaving behind a deposit investment of twenty- four million, five
hundred and fifty thousand pounds (£24,550,000.00) with a bank in the
United Kingdom. I have made intense but futile efforts to locate any
possible next of kin to come forward to claim his estate. This
investigation has been unfruitful. I have scanned everywhere without any
real success. This leaves me as the only person with the full picture.

Mr Sean Burke died without leaving a will. I am prepared to put you
forward as the next of kin and the deposit released to you as the closest
surviving relation. I am therefore seeking your consent to present you as
the next-of-kin to enable us apply for the release of the money left
behind by Mr Burke Sean, before the money gets confiscated.

I am prepared to share the money with you in the ratio of 50/50. This
will not be too difficult, counting on the fact that I will be on hand to
guarantee that the funds is released to you.

If you are interested, then send me the following:
1) Your full name
2) Contact address
3) Telephone number/fax number
4) Age

Please reply urgently by email or telephone. As soon as I receive your
information I will provide you with the requisite documents that you will
send to the bank to enable you claim the funds.

Sincerely,

Mark Mordi
43 Camshill Road, London
SE13 5TY United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 702 405 2180
Fax: +44 845 280 0223
Email: goldenmarkmordi@gmail.com

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