419 scam: "MARK GORDON"<ceo.abecham2008@gmail.com> Good offer

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MARK GORDON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m.gbchv@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 07:58:28 -0500
Subject: Good offer

Guaranty Trust Bank,
(UK) Limited,
60-62 Margaret Street,
London W1W 8TF.

Greetings,

I am Mr. Mark Gordon and I work with Guaranty Trust Bank Limited here in the United Kingdom.

There was an account opened in my bank since 2003 till 2007 nobody has operated any transaction on this account and after going through our archives of records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Pat Groves, a foreigner and a miner at Mount Resources Ltd. a Geologist by profession.

He died since 2007, no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it. The account has no other beneficiary and by the investigation proved to me, his company does not know anything about his account and the amount involved is Thirty Six Million United States Dollars.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because the bank is going to welcome you as a foreigner that has correct information about the account, which I will give to you before we proceed. I need your full co-operation to make this process go smoothly. If you are capable to handle such an amount in strict confidence and trust we will achieve this money immediately, I will also use my position to influence approvals and immediate onward transfer of this money to your account for sharing and further investments.

I look forward to your earliest response.

Best Regards,
Mark Gordon.

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