419 scam: "Mark Douglas" <test@test.com> Hello Good Day

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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:
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (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 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.
- marievydrova@seznam.cz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Douglas" <test@test.com>
Reply-To: marievydrova@seznam.cz
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 01:39:20 -0700
Subject: Hello Good Day

Dear,
Compliments of the day.

First of all, let me start by introducing myself. My name is Mr. Mark Douglas, a staff of Royal Bank of Scotland. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. I am the accounting officer of Mr. Wang Jian, the co-founder and co-chairman of the HNA group, a conglomerate that operates Chinaâ€˜s fourth-largest airline. He died on July, 4th 2018, at the age of 57.

Mr. Wang fixed a total sum of US$48,350,000.00 in a non-existing company's account for 5 years before his untimely death. Now, the 5 years duration for the deposit has expired and if something is not done urgently to claim the funds, the Bank will return it to the treasury as unclaimed funds. As his accounting officer and financial adviser in charge of the account, I can comfortably present you to the Bank as the real beneficiary of the funds so that we can claim it before the Bank confiscates or returns it to the Treasury account as unclaimed funds. Please, if you are interested in working with me, get back to me as with your contact details as quickly as possible.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Regards.
Mr. Mark Douglas.
Email: marievydrova@seznam.cz

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