419 scam: "HENRY MARK"<info@lee.com> VERY URGENT

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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.
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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- henry.mark@onet.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HENRY MARK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <henry.mark@onet.pl>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:15:31 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT

Dear Email user

How are you doing?

This is to bring to your notice that our email generated machine(TM) draw has selected your email as this year winner, as a matter of fact you have won your self a total sum of US$2,700,000.00USD Meanwhile your Compensation Fund which is currently estimated at $2,700,000.00 (Two Million, seven hundred thousand United States Dollars) has been approved by the UNITED NATION and also with the Google Microsoft (tm) company as ordered the payment to be paid to you as soon as you contact you receivers agent in this email below. This was the resulted After the last survey/meeting and draw(S) held at the united nations conference house London, Uk, your e-mail was randomly selected among others to receive this Fund.

You are advice to select from the options below, the means by which you will likely to receive your Fund:

? Diplomatic Delivery

? Bank Transfer

Feel free to contact Dr. HENRY MARK

Mobile number: +1 402 922-6023

Email address: henry.mark@onet.pl

For further explanation.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam