419 scam: "Mr.Mark Udo." <eanthony812@gmail.com> Your fund of 7.5 million USD;

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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:
- "western union" (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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +229 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Mark Udo." <eanthony812@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.Mark Udo." <western__union12@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:30:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your fund of 7.5 million USD;

Your fund of 7.5 million USD;

How are you today? A Lady called ( Miriam Mobril ) contacted This Office Today to Claim your Fund of $7.500,000 USD in this Western Union, she sated that she is your
younger Sister, she told us that you have given her permission to Claim Your Fund, and here is the address she provided to us,
Address: 195 Spring Hollow Ct. Roswell, GA 30075

I will like to know and to confirm if you are the one that gave her the power of claim, if yes,kindly provide a letter of claim from a chief judge or from a reputable
attorney in your country before This Office can release your Fund of $7.500,000 USD to her, if no, you are to quickly inform this office to avoid wrongful Transfer,
here is our new.

And she even say that she will pay for the needed fees of $75.00 usd, so we are still search if we can release the Fund for her or not since we cant heard from you since
last year until today.
But due try to response back to us so that we can give you the information on how to make this payment OF $75.00 usd that needed, so that your FUND will be release once we
get you feed back, Be aware that if we cant heard from you till 24 hours the fund of $7.500,000 USD will be release to her as the real owner thanks.

Mr.Mark Udo.
Call me now before it will be late. +229_6123_5257

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