419 scam: "Mr. Allen Jones" <mrallenjonesok2@hotmail.com> REPLY NOW

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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 united states 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.
- mrallenjonesok2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Allen Jones" <mrallenjonesok2@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:13:38 +0100
Subject: REPLY NOW

BANK OF ENGLAND
FOREIGN DEBT SETTLEMENT / RECONCILIATION UNIT
LONDON, UNITED- KINGDOM.
TELEPHONE +44 77 00038258

I hereby send to you the information submitted by
Mr.JOHNSON MARK U.S.A of Florida group Ltd, with an
application to receive your payment on your behalf.

Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify
the following information and inform us if you are aware or
know anything about this. on Thursday Mr. JOHNSON MARK came
to the office claiming that you have instructed him to come
and receive the payment on your behalf with some
representatives.I have ask them to come back tomorrow as
they did not provide any power of an attorney from you which
will proof that you truly send them
This was to enable me contact you to verify how genuine this
people are to you.

1. Did you instruct one Mr. JOHNSON MARK of USA Florida
group Ltd. whose information is below, to claim and receive
the payment on your behalf?

2. Did you sign any 'Deed of agreement' in his favor thereby
making him the current beneficiary with the following
account details:

Account Name: Mr. Johnson Mark Group Ltd,
A/C #USD114-1025567-8,
Bank Name: Standard Chartered Bank, Florida
Swift Code:SCBL 11K111.

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this
honorable office with immediate effect, if you are the
person that instructed Mr. Johnson Mark to come for the
claim of your fund worth of $5,000.000.00 (Five Million
United States Dollars), to enable us endorse for the final
payment approval order on his behalf this week.

Anticipating immediate reply.
E-Mail: mrallenjonesok2@hotmail.com

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Allen Jones
For the Governor
Mark Carney,
Bank of England

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