419 scam: JOHN MARK <GRAF@dlm.ru> YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED

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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: JOHN MARK <GRAF@dlm.ru>
Reply-To: remitdepat@ymail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:19:46 +0100
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED

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Dear Partner,

Good day to you sir. Firstly, I have to apologize for sending this
sensitive information to you via e-mail, instead of the formal postage
which should have been more appropriate. However, this is due to the
urgency and importance of the information. Accordingly, I have to inform
you that this project is based on Trust, confidentiality and sincerity
of purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of the minds.

MY NAME IS MR. JOHN MARK. I WORK WITH THE BANKERS BANK PLC AS A GROUP
HEAD TREASURY DEPARTMENT I wish to introduce you to a business proposal
that will be of immense benefit to you and me worth of ($26.5m) Please
get back to me for more details,with your complete data if interested,

Best Regards,
MR.JOHN MARK

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