419 scam: Mark Boating <markboating666@yahoo.co.uk> Good Day, Please I need your help My name is Mark Boating

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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Boating <markboating666@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Mark Boating <markboating399@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:02:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Good Day, Please I need your help My name is Mark Boating

Dear,

Good Day, Please I need your help My name is Mark Boating, I am 17 years Old am only Son of Mr. Dominik Boating, from Ashanti region of West Africa Ghana, my father is dealing on gold business,but now is died in April 8th 2011 and before his death he made me to understand about the 48 kilos of gold Deposited in my name in security company here in Ghana.

Now I need a help from you please I want you to help me I don't want to continue living in Ghana,please I want to come to you and continue my education in your country,and before I we come I will give you full details and information of the Gold So that you will contact Security Company regarding the Gold and as them, how to deliver it to you in your country, So that you will help me to sale the gold and use the money to invest for me in good business, but before i will come to you Security Company have to deliver the Gold to you first, please this is help i need from you Please help me.

And I know how to play football very well, you can o so help me to register me in football club in your country.

Please I am waiting to hear from you.
have a nice day

Mark Boating,

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