419 scam: "Dr. Joland Mark"<zj1982@changchai.com> YOUR REPLY IS NEEDED.

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin 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.
- athena-510@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Joland Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <athena-510@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:12:03 -0700
Subject: YOUR REPLY IS NEEDED.

My Name is Dr. Joland Mark the Bank Manager of HSBC London.

I have the courage to look for a reliable and Honest Person who will be capable for this important business Transaction, believing that you will never let me down either now or in Future.

In order to transfer out ( Twelve million, five hundred thousand British pounds) from our Bank .

The owner of this account is Mr. Labitu foreigner and the Manager Of petrol chemical service in London England,a chemical engineer by Proffession who died since 1990.

His Account which contain the Twelve million, five hundred thousand British pounds has no other beneficiary as the Next of Kin due my Investigation proved to me.

I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad because both of you have the same Last Name as the Next of Kin and i need your help to enable the transfer.

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves,but i assure you that it is real And A Genuine Business.

I believe in God that you will never let me down in this transaction,at the conclusion of this business,you will be giving 40% of the total amount, 50% will be for me and 10% will be used to cover expenses.

I look forward to your earliest reply by email for more details Email: athena-510@hotmail.com

Best regards

Dr. Joland Mark
Bank Manager of HSBC London.

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