419 scam: Dr Mark Harrison <drmark.harrison@yahoo.co.uk> Business Proposal

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "million pounds" (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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447087691895 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Mark Harrison <drmark.harrison@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: drmarkharrison7@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 06:46:27 +0900
Subject: Business Proposal

Dear Friend.

Please Can You Be Trusted? I am Dr. Mark Harrison from
Brondesbury,North West London, here in England. I work for UBS
INVESTMENT Bank London branch. I am writing you from my office that
will be of an immense benefit for both of us. In my department, being
the Chief Risk Officer Group Managing Director and a Member of the
UBS Investment Bank Executive Committee(Greater London Regional
Office), I discovered an abandoned sum of £15 Million Great British
Pounds Sterling (Fifteen Million Great British Pounds) in an account
that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Steve Allen who
unfortunately lost his life in a car accident including his wife and
only daughter.

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature
of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of this
transaction. The Bank officials have been waiting for any of the
relatives to come-up for this claim but nobody has done that. I
personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 4
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /Will
Beneficiary to the deceased of this fund so that the proceeds of this
account valued at £15 Million Pounds will be transferred into your
bank account as the next of kin to Late Mr. Steve Allen.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% for me
and 40% to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that will
be used to back up this claim we are making. All I need to do is to
fill in your names to the documents and legalize it in the court here
to prove you as the legitimate beneficiary of the fund.

All I require now is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and
Trust to enable us sees this transaction through. I guarantee you that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law. I want you to understand that I have
worked in the financial sector for over 20 years, and I have been able
to secure all legal documents to enable you inherit this fund

Please provide me the following: as we have few days to run it through
this is very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name
2. Your Direct Mobile Number
3. You’re Contact Address
4. Date of Birth

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you
hoping that you will find this deal interesting. Please on your
confirmation of this message and indicating your interest I will
furnish you with more information. Endeavor to let me know your
decision as soon as possible.

Best Regards,
Dr. Mark Harrison
mobile number +447087691895

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