419 scam: "Mark Carney"<admin@asdc.constructionsojo.com> Hello

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Carney"<admin@asdc.constructionsojo.com>
Reply-To: marc.carney@yandex.com
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 03:31:48 +0200
Subject: Hello

Happy holiday season!!!

Good day to you, I am the governor of the Bank of England. There is a sum of Thirty Five Million Two Hundred Thousand Euros in my bank now and there are no beneficiaries involved in these money and no one would ever come forward to ask of it, i need your assistance and help to transfer the money to you in your country so that we can divide the money between us. I will also invest some part of the money in your country, i promise that there is no risk involved in this business transaction and transfer is guaranteed trust me, we will share the money in a ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you, this is not money laundering, reply as soon as possible for more information.

Reply if you are interested. Thank you.

Regards.
Mark Carney.

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