419 scam: "MRS JOY FRANK" <oficl1efiliesss@gmail.com> Attention my friend,Your online banking transfer is ready.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "time is running out" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- markgerald199@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- relase order: name====mr.mark gerald email address=== markgerald199@yahoo.fr phone number====+23480=88588825 mind, for this transfer to (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS JOY FRANK" <oficl1efiliesss@gmail.com>
Reply-To: markgerald154@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 5 May 2017 22:34:04 -0800 (CST)
Subject: Attention my friend,Your online banking transfer is ready.

Attention my friend,

I wish to apologize to you for my late response towards your mail. For
long time now we have not spoken to each other, well I have been in the
hospital for all these while suffering from Cancer. Well, I want to inform
you that I have handed over your fund {$8.5M} to my Son in-law {Mr. Mark
Gerald} due to my sickness and I âm not strong enough to handle your
fund transfer to you so he has deposited the fund ( $8.5MUSD) to Bank just
like he told me. I want you to contact him right now with his contact
information so that he will transfer your money into your bank account
immediately through online bank transfer.

Due to my sickness I deposited the fund with my Son in-law whom is an
American citizen but resides here in Nigeria with my daughter. I deposited
the money into his { Bank Account} I have instructed him to transfer your
money which is {US $8.5} directly into any of your nominated Bank Account,
he also told me that you can even make the transfer by yourself because it
online transfer.

Below is the contact information for you to contact him and you will sign
fail relase order:
Name====Mr.Mark Gerald
Email address=== markgerald199@yahoo.fr
phone number====+23480=88588825

Mind, for this transfer to be carried out online, you must submit some
information including your telephone number and email address . this
information will be used to process your alert center and without this, no
message will be received. For security reasons, this information is needed
urgently as our time is running out

To fill the message alert center, you must copy the bank link and paste it
on a fresh window to view the instructions. Once this is done,
Contact him right now so that he will transfer all your money directly
into your Bank Account without spending any other money and without
further delays.

I have really spent a lot of time and money on this project trying to help
you receive your money so I think I really deserve your financial
compensation after which you receive all your money into your bank
account.

Regards,

MRS JOY FRANK
mrsjoy.frank@yahoo.com

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