419 scam: Mark Collins Lee <lemrk2@yandex.com> I am seeking your cooperation and understanding

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Collins Lee <lemrk2@yandex.com>
Reply-To: <lemrk@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 02:01:17 -0700
Subject: I am seeking your cooperation and understanding

Dear Sir,

It is my view that this proposal could look out of place but it is
important you have a good analysis of the

proposal being put forward to you.

My name is Mr.Mark C.Lee, I am a seasoned Banker and account officer
to a deceased customer of our bank,we lost

this customer in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in
Sumatra Indonesia. http://asc-

india.org/lib/20041226-sumatra.htm and his account of US$5,101,320,30.
with us have been unclaimed due to

unavailability of next of kin/relatives to claim his estate.

In view of this, I am seeking your cooperation and understanding to
stand as the deceased next of kin to enable us

claim the inheritance before the period given by the bank elapse. If
you are interested and in agreement with me,

get back to me quickly and I will send to you all our bank contacts and
the information you may need to proceed

with the claims through our affiliated banks and be rest assured that
it is risk free project and the proceedings

will be shared once the fund are repatriated into your account.

Please reply this mail immediately with your information including your
direct telephone number/Address for easy

communication and oral discussion. I await your prompt response
immediately.

Best Regards.

Mr.Mark C. Lee

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