419 scam: Mr Mark Edward <mail2marked1957@gmail.com> Good Day Friend,

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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:
- "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Mark Edward <mail2marked1957@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrmarkedward.gh1957@accountant.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:21:23 +0100
Subject: Good Day Friend,

Good Day Friend,

I am Mr Mark Kodjo Edward, Personal, Director Auditing and Accounting
Department of Pan African Bank .Accra-Ghana. I am seeking your co-operation
to present you to my bank head office as the official business partner to
Dr. George Brumley our late customer who was a well-known philanthropists
to many charitable causes worldwide.

Dr. George Brumley, was a retired American physician based in Atlanta, USA.
He was involved in an air crash along with his wife and only daughter.
Other family members who could have claim this fund also died along with
him - you can confirm from the link below:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html ,I will
present you as his official Next of Kin (Business Partner) since he didn't
have a WILL & TESTAMENT. I want you to handle this business transaction
with me and we have opportunity to claim and inherit the sum of Six
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar( US$6,500,000.00
)without any trouble, from a dormant account which remains unclaimed since
2003 the owner died.

This is a U.S Dollarâ€™s account and the beneficiary died without trace of
his family to claim the fund and no Next of Kin. I am compelled to do this
because I would not want the bank to push my client's funds Six Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar(US$6,500,000.00 ) into their
treasury as unclaimed inheritance. If you will stand as Next of Kin to the
fund,Kindly indicate your interest by sending me your full
data/informations Full Name, Age, Marital Status ,Contact Address,
Nationality and Contact telephone Number .

The sharing of the funds will be based according to agreement between {both
of us} that is, you and I. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of this
message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal,I will furnish you
with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suit both parties
without any conflict. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take
undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you.

Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein be
accorded the necessary attention,urgency as well as the secrecy it
deserves. I expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.

Respectfully yours,
Mr.Mark Kodjo Edward
00233238441024

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