419 scam: "Mr.Mark Wilston"<Administrator@orientcraft.com> MY DEAR FRIEND ,YOUR 800,000USD

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- martajones4000@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Mark Wilston" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martajones4000@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00.50.09 +0200
Subject: MY DEAR FRIEND ,YOUR 800,000USD

Dear friend,

Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health.,please forgive me for writing you so late,I'm happy to
inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the
co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I'm in South Korea
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile i didn't forget you're past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my
secretary in Nigeria her name is Mrs. Marta jones and her email address is
(martajones4000@hotmail.com) ask her to send you the total $800,000.00 which i have handed over to her for the past 3months now,which
I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much
..so feel free and get intouch with my secretary MRS. marta jones and
instruct her where to send the amount to you and also do not foget to provide her with the bellow information,she must have been waiting for you for about 3months now.

FULL NAME:
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
RESIDENTAIL ADDRESS:

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm very busy here because of the
investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,finally,
remember that I had forwarded instruction to My secretary on your behalf to
receive those moneys feel free to get in touch with MRS.MARTA JONES she will
send the amount to you without any delay.

Also note that i have also deposited with the delivery agent that will be delivering the parcel to you,the sum of 290usd for the delivery fees.

BEST REGARDS
Mr. MARK WILSTON

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