419 scam: barrister Jimmy Mark <barristerjimmymark@aol.fr> urgent reply

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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: barrister Jimmy Mark <barristerjimmymark@aol.fr>
Reply-To: barristerjimmy.mark@aol.fr
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 13:30:08 -0800
Subject: urgent reply

Hello,

I sent you an email 3 days ago, but I have not heard from you. As said
in my previous email, I need your help. My name is Mr.Jimmy Mark. I am
resident in Togo Republic and a very close associate to late Mr.
Alejandra a Venezuelan citizen was a Category "A "contractor to the
government of Togo Republic before he died in June, 2008. I contacted
you because I want to transfer the total sum of Twenty eight Million
four hundred thousand United States Dollar ($28.4million) into your
Bank or company account in your country.

SOURCE OF FUND: Proceed from a closed road contraction deal to the
government of Togo Republic. This amount represents the last contract
Late Mr. Alejandra did for the government of Togo in 2007 before he
died. The bank is now ready to pay for the contract and has published
a notice requesting for next of kin to Mr. Alejandra to come forward
and claim the funds otherwise the fund will be confiscated.
Investigation shows that Late Mr. Alejandra has no recorded Next Of
Kin in his contract file with the government of Togo. The ministry of
finance has published a notice to provide a Next of Kin who will
receive the payment.

However, All my efforts to locate any of Late Mr. Alejandra family or
relatives has failed. Consequently, I seek your consent to present you
as the Next-of-Kin to Late Mr. Hernandez, so that this contract
payment will be paid to you.

Once the payment is made to you, both of us will share it at the ratio
of 50/50. That is, Fourteen Million two hundred million United states
dollars for you and Fourteen Million two hundred million for me. If we
do not claim this money, the Government officials will retain the
money and loot it away from the treasury. I want to assure you that
the transfer will be executed under a legitimate arrangement, which
will protect you from any infraction of the law. I will provide all
necessary legal documents to back up the claim. The most important
thing I need is your honest cooperation.

If you are interested in this proposal and offer, kindly indicate by
sending the following data to me for immediate submission to claim
this money. The details I need from you are:

(1) your full name.
(2) Your full address.
(3) Your age & occupation.
(4) Your private telephone.

Please contact me urgently.

Best regards,
Mr.Jimmy Mark

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