419 scam: Greg Merson <gmersongm@gmail.com> Your urgent response is highly needed

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- gmersongm@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Greg Merson <gmersongm@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 02:26:22 +0800
Subject: Your urgent response is highly needed

From: Greg Merson
Email: gmersongm@gmail.com

Good day my dear, Please, do not be offended if this message comes to you as unsolicited, I ought to have sought your consent and approval before e-mailing this proposal to you. I acted as I did due to the importance and urgency of this business, whichever way you may look at it, let it please you to respond quickly either negatively or positively

My name is Mr. Greg Merson, a banker and the account officer of a late Chinese billionaire Mr.Lam Kok who died in a helicopter crash in France on December 21st 2013.

I handled some his financial transactions in via our investment arm of the First National Bank, before his death, he secretly deposited US$48.5 million (Forty eight million five hundred thousand US Dollars) no one knows about this money so I want to present you as his next of kin of this fund so the bank will pay the fund directly to you as the next of kin because I can perfect all the necessary documentation which will make the bank to pay the money to you as the next of kin.

Please if you are interested in this transaction, get back to me immediately because it is very urgent and also send me your full name and your mobile telephone number in your reply to this, please note that this is totally risk free and when the money is finally received in your account you will have 50% of the total money.

This is a genuine business transaction, I can not handle it alone without using a foreigner according to the laws guiding my bank, that is why I am contacting you in this manner to help me stand before my bank as the beneficiary to claim this fund and receive it in your bank account, All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I look forward to a receipt of your positive response.

The final details will be given to you upon receipt of an affirmation of your desire to participate. Please contact me immediately if you are interested

You can view this website for more details on this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25476662

Your urgent response to this mail will be highly appreciated, please contact me via my direct email: gmersongm@gmail.com

Thank you.

Best regards

Mr. Greg Merson

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