419 scam: Mark Gyan <kyuuketukihikari@yahoo.co.jp> FROM MARK, PLS REPLY ASAP

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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:

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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "abidjan" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Gyan <kyuuketukihikari@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mark Gyan <marrkgyan1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 22:02:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MARK, PLS REPLY ASAP

Hello,
Good day, i wish this message meets you in a good health and sound mind.
My name is mark Gyan, i and my mother inherited the sum of $11, million)
from my late father, who was killed during the recent political crisis in my
country.
My mother is very sick and she is suffering from cancer of the blood, leukemia.
Her condition is very bad at the hospital now.
The fund is in a $B!F(Bsafe box$B!G(B and kept in a security company in London.
My father told the company that his partner will come for the release of the
safe box (funds) before he was killed here in Abidjan.
That is why i am contacting you, to present yourself as my late father's
foreign partner and apply for the release of the funds.
We will give you 20% of the funds, the 20% is $2.2 million, and you will remove
every expense you make during your trip to London before your percentage of
20%.
I wait your immediate reply.
Thanks and best regards,
Mark Gyan.

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