419 scam: Mark Gyan <markgyan1@gmail.com> MY GREETINGS

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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Gyan <markgyan1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mark Gyan <marrkgyan1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 04:20:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: MY GREETINGS

Hello,
Good day,
I hope this message finds you in good health and sound mind.
My name is Mark Gyan, i'm 19 years, i and my mother inherited some money from My late father who was killed during the recent political crisis in my country.
The amount is the sum of $12.6 million (twelve million, six hundred thousand dollars) The fund is in a bank here in Abidjan, and only the foreign partner to my late father
will contact the bank for the release of the fund into his or her bank account. my father told the bank that he will introduce his partner who will receive the fund before he was killed.
That is why i am contacting you, to represent my late father's foreign
partner and apply for the release of the fund and provide your account so the fund can be transferred to you.
My mother is very sick at the hospital now and she is
suffering from leukemia. her condition is serious at the moment, i hope to bring her with me as soon as the transfer is completed to your account..
we believe you are honest to help us in this matter, and we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total fund for your assistance to us, after the transaction.
Reply as soon as possible and please my mother asks that you keep this transaction to yourself alone.
thanks and best regards,
Mark Gyan.

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