419 scam: "Dr. Mark Grant " <markgrant1972000@gmail.com> URGENT RESPONSE 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.
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:
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- grantmark19773@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Mark Grant " <markgrant1972000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: grantmark1960@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 02:18:27 -0800
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

Dear Good Friend ,

I wish to introduce myself to you, I am Dr. Mark Grant a British, also a st=
aff of an offshore bank (Lloyd Bank Plc) London office. I am the CEO. I am =
pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business prop=
osal which I believe will profit the both of us after completion. I contact=
ed you after a careful thought that you might be capable of handling this b=
usiness transaction, which I will explain below. The sum of =A337,500,000.0=
0GBP (Thirty-Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pound Sterli=
ng) is floating unclaimed in my bank as all efforts to get across to the re=
latives of our client who deposited the money have hit the stones. There is=
this client Mr. Pierre Cardin a French-Italian fashion designer businessma=
n, 29 December 2020, American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France,=
Mr. Pierre Cardin, died without a wife, he has no wife and no child. He wa=
s a renowned gay. You can find below the links.

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All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. My position here at m=
y office requires me to investigate and provide the Next of Kin, I therefor=
e made further investigations and discovered thatMr. Pierre Cardin a French=
-Italian fashion designer businessmandid not declare any next of kin or rel=
ation in all his official documents, including his bank deposit paperwork i=
n my bank. According to the British Law the money will revert to the owners=
hip of the British government after 2 years if nobody applies to claim the =
fund. To prevent this from happening I have decided to seek your assistance=
to have you stand as his next of kin so that the said fund (=A337.5 Millio=
n Great British Pounds), would be released in your name as the next of kin =
and paid into your account. All documents and proof that will have you clai=
m this fund without stress will be forwarded to you upon your response to t=
his mail.

Should you be interested? Please send me your:

1. Full names
2. Private phone number
3. Current residential address
4. Occupation
5. Age & Sex.

Your immediate response will be appreciated
Kind Regards,
Dr. Mark Grant =

grantmark19773@gmail.com

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