419 scam: "Mr. Mark Wilson" <"Mark."@train.ocn.ne.jp> Dear Beneficiary,

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- markwillson766@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mark Wilson" <"Mark."@train.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Mark Wilson" <markwillson766@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2017 07:23:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,

Anti - Terrorist and money laundering Agency
London Heathrow International
Greater London TW6, United Kingdom.

Dear Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Mark Wilson the Director General of the Anti- Terrorist and money laundering agency London - United Kingdom.
We have investigated your sealed consignment Box containing $500,000,00 USD intercepted by our monitoring agent at London Heathrow International
Airport and after due investigation have confirmed beyond all reasonable doubts that the said funds packaged in the box are free from

terrorist and money laundering related activities hence have issued a certified Anti- Terrorists / Money laundering Clearance to cover the
Diplomatic delivery of the consignment to your address as scheduled.

This clearance Certificate will clear all doubts with all authorities concerned in your country as soon as the
consignment box arrives United States of America.

Since our agency has cleared your consignment Box free from Anti-Terrorist and money laundering agency relate activities,
I urgently arranged an Express diplomatic delivery to maintain confidentiality and safety of the funds.
Our special diplomat agent Mr Desmond Favor was appointed immediately to deliver the sealed consignment

box to your address and their flight departed London Heathrow Airport (UK) yesterday and the good news is that he has confirmed arrival to
United States of America with your consignment box awaiting Arrival clearance at the Airport.
Contact him now and reconfirm to him the following details below so that he will not have problem locating you immediately with
the consignment box and to avoid any further delay in Delivery.

Full Names............................
Delivery address.........................
Cell phone number.....................
Nearest airport ......................
His E-Mail(markwillson766@gmail.com)
His Number +1(732) 526-2977
I hope that you understood our sincerity and dedication to services, so
do not delay Mr Desmond Favor as he has very limited time to deliver the box to you and board

the next available flight back to England for his next assignment in Asia before next week.
Delay could cause problems with Authorities so make sure you clear the

Arrival Clearance as soon as you contact him to enable him get to your address in a list couple of hours.

Note that for his safety and that of your Consignment Box, ALL
communication should be kept highly confidential between you and the
diplomat to avoid problems as the

Box in his possession contains huge amount of money with all the vital documents guiding the delivery.
I hope you understand that no one should know the real content of the box until you meet with the Diplomat to avoid interception of
any information. Remember that the Tag on the Box is does not state
that the box contains money

so it will be delivered to you in disguise as a Box of Charity Relief Materials.
Contact him now to establish communication for on-ward delivery to the
final destination, keep me informed as soon as he hands over the box to you.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mark Wilson
Director General
Anti- Terrorist and money laundering agency.
London - United Kingdom.

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