419 scam: jean markson <jeanmarksonp15@yahoo.ca> Remain Blesseded Relative !ent from ishipATION George)AREPŒë¸"

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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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- mrs_marksonp001@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jean markson <jeanmarksonp15@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: mrs_marksonp001@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 02:13:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Remain Blessed

Remain Blessed,

I am Mrs Jean Markson ,the wife of late Mr Philip Markson, I am contacting
you to let you know my desire to establish a charity foundation in your
country with this sum $10, 700.000 ;00 (Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand US
Dollars) which I inherited from my late husband Mr Philip Markson.

It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any organization of
your choice in your country and distributed each year among the charity
organizations, motherless baby's home, mosques, churches, Schools, supporting
destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in mind that will be
to the benefit of the less fortunate.

I took this decision because I was raised from a motherless baby's home and
presently, I'm hospitalized here in (Abidjan) where I am undergoing
treatment for my up coming breast cancer surgery operation.

I want you to get back to me with this informations. As soon as I receive
your response confirming your acceptance to claim the deposit on my behalf,
I will give you all the relevant information that will authorise the
release of the money to you as my duly assigned representative try to contact me
immediately (mrs_marksonp001@yahoo.co.jp) For more information.

Thanks.
Yours Sister,
Mrs Jean Markson

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