419 scam: "Dr. Wilfred Mark"<wing344fly@yahoo.com> FUND CUSTODY FOR THE LESS PRIVILEDE

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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:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347062632726 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- gvfworld2000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Wilfred Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gvfworld3000@gamil.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 18:13:00 +0100
Subject: FUND CUSTODY FOR THE LESS PRIVILEDE

SIR,

PROPOSAL FOR OUT REACH ASSTANCE TO THE LESS PRIVILLEGE.

We are a non governmental Organization namely God`s Voice Foundation G.V.F .The N.GO is based, in Africa with Accra Ghana a sub West Africa state as its official Head Quarters.

Presently, we are In Nigeria Lagos province working out modalities to enhance proactive measures to assisting the less privilege.

We therefore, deem it fit to solicit your noble moral support to be a part of our foreign representative agent in your country for the purpose of establishment of an NGO.

We got to know about your contact from the Commercial Department Counselor Attaché in the Embassy here in Nigeria.

We have all the logistics in place to over run every beaurocratic bottle neck in other to actualize our desired dream objective.

We therefore implore you to indicate your willingness and readiness also to be a part of this noble initiative by replying immediately.

We have $2.5M which was given to us by the world bank assisted project readily deposited in a security voult for the purpose of investing in part of your country stating from you on N.G.O and other profitable ventures to the benefites of man kind. We give assistance to the less privilege and the victims of nature in and around Africa and wish to extend same gesture to the part of your World.

Kindly forward your address and your direct telephone numbers as you indicate readiness to be a part of this.

Thanks, and looking forward to hearing from you CONTACT ME DIRECTLY,ONLY ON THIS E.MAIL ADDR STATED gvfworld2000@gmail.com

Dr. Wilfred Mark,

Director, God`s Voice Foundation

+234 70 6263 2726

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