419 scam: "Mark Stewart" <smark9142@gmail.com> Mark Stewart

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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:
- "million british 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Stewart" <smark9142@gmail.com>
Reply-To: markstewart.2@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 23:25:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Mark Stewart

Mark Stewart
Operational Risk Analyst
UBS Bank London

Hello,

My Name is Mark Stewart Operational Risk Analyst UBS Bank London. I
decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of
the deal described here-under for our both mutual benefit and urge you to
keep it a top secret because of the nature of this transaction. During the
auditing of bank accounts in our bank, I discovered an unclaimed fund
total sum of £ 15.000,000.00 GBP (Fifteen Million Great British Pounds
Sterling) in an account that belongs to one of our late foreign customer
(Mr. Hock Milar) an American Scientist and Engineer who unfortunately lost
his life and family in a plane crash.

After going through his personal file in my bank, I discovered that he
died without any specific heir to these funds. I gladly seek your consent
to present you as the next of kin/ heir to the deceased so that the
proceeds of this account valued at £ 15 Million British Pounds Sterling
will be released to you as the beneficiary, which will be shared in
percentage ratio 55% to me and 45% to you respectively. All I request is
your utmost sincere co-operation; trust and maximum confidentiality to
achieve this project successfully. I have carefully worked out the
modalities for execution of this transaction under a legitimate
arrangement to protect you from any breach of the law both in your country
and here in England when the fund is being transferred to your bank
account. Upon your acceptance of this offer, please send me the following
information immediately.

- Your Full Name,
- Your Contact Address
- Your direct Mobile telephone Number.
- Your Date of Birth

So I can send your data to our bank database to appear in the bank system
that you are the named next of kin /heir beneficiary of the fund, and then
I will guide your communication with UBS Bank for the immediate release
and transfer of the fund to you, I wait for your immediate reply so we
can commence the transaction immediately.

Thanks in appreciation and anticipation of your urgent response.
Best regards,
Mark Stewart.

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