419 scam: "Mark Philip"<mp0111@att.net> From Mark Philip (Investment intent)

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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- markphilipsag@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Philip" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.markp0011@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:01:18 +0100
Subject: From Mark Philip (Investment intent)

FROM: MARK PHILIP
MISSY GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY
ACCRA, GHANA

GURANTEED PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear

My name is Mark Philip. I work in above named security deposit company as Director of Claims. I got information concerning you from the Ghana Chamber of Commerce, then I decided to contact you believing that , you will accept to be my partner in this business. Honestly, I have watched with meticulous precision how African heads of states and Government functionaries have been using our company to move huge sums of money in denominations of US$ ,British Pound Sterling, Euro in (Cash) to their foreign partners. They bring in these consignments of money cash and secretly declare the contents as Jewelries, Gold, Diamond, and precious Stones, Family Treasure, Documents etc. Late Gen. Sani Abacha of Nigeria , Late Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire , Laurent Kabila of Congo Democratic Republic , Foday Sankoy of Sierra-Leone, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida of Nigeria,the immediate past president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo etc. All these people have hundreds of consignments deposited with our safety company.

Sometime 2008, our company changed the procedure of claims of consignments. Now as soon as you are able to produce the secret information as contained in the secret file of any consignment, it will be released to you upon demand. From our records more than 120 consignments belonging to Gen. Abacha /Mobutu Sese Seko, have been claimed in the past six months.

This is why I am soliciting for your co-operation and assistance. Late Gen Abacha has 25 consignments deposited with several names and codes. Six have been claimed in the past six months. Since he died, his first son also died in a plane crash, the second son is facing trial for murder and embezzlement, and the family members are under house arrest without communication. I have finished every arrangement for you to come and claim consignment tag No.1202BX containing US$ 10,000,000.00 and consignment tag No.1203BZ containing US$ 14,000,000.00.

Upon your reply, I will send you the procedure for claims. However, you must assure me that you will not sit on the fund ,when it is finally released to you based on the claim we shall put up that you are a bussiness partner to the original depositor. This deal is 100% risk free and guaranteed to be release to you within 48 working hours of claim. My colleagues have absolute trust in me to deliver. I can be reached through my alternative email address: markphilipsag@yahoo.com.hk

Mark Philip.

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