419 scam: General Mark <genmark92@outlook.com> Thanks for your Understanding,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
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.
- infocontact62@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: General Mark <genmark92@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 05:03:45 +0000
Subject: Thanks for your Understanding,

Hello, my Friend,
How
are you doing? My name Mr. Mar Jack the Secretary General of our Company, Please there is what i want to
share with you here and it will be very good opportunity between us , a
good friend of mine he is a chartered accountant here in Ghana one of
top politician in Ghana here told me yesterday that there is some money
one of there client that died in Ghana here have in there bank before he
died in a fatal accident here in Ghana since last six years,he is a
contractor here and since then nobody came for the money for long now as
next beneficiary of the fund and he told me that there bank want to
screen all old account that is dormant away because new office is taking
over soon and he is the one that is in charge of the department,

And

the lawyer of the deceased is aware of this and he will provide all the
necessary documents that cover the fund, He told me that if i see
somebody i trust outside Ghana that can help to receive the money in his
or her country, I should tell the person after that, they will share
the Money 60/40, and he told me that is only bank manger,lawyer and him
knows
about this and is risk free.
The money is 48.4 Million Dollars.

Please
reply to me on ( infocontact62@yahoo.com )so that I will know your agenda on this so that I will connect
you to him to give you details about this transaction.

Best Regards,
Thanks for your Understanding,
Hope to hear from you soonest.Mr. Mark Jack

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