419 scam: Dr Mark Cox <usoffic131@gmail.com> Good Day,Delayed Funds For Beneficiary

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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:
- "clearance document" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Mark Cox <usoffic131@gmail.com>
Reply-To: iceofif87@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 12:59:03 +0100
Subject: Good Day,Delayed Funds For Beneficiary

Good Day,Delayed Funds For Beneficiary

The TRUTH you have to know. We have just formed a new forum which is
the newly inaugurated World Debt Recovery committee (WDRC).

From my findings through the help of my friend who is the managing
director of NNPC, below is the main reason why you have failed in all
your attempts in the past to

claim this Fund and I also want you to know that all those officials
who have helped you in the past did their best but failed to conclude
it due to this secret that

they all failed to unravel.

My committee has a mandate to recover unpaid debts associated with
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) contracts, Lottery
fund, inheritance fund, loans and

grants etc, owed to various beneficiaries and companies across the
globe (Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, and Australia) and submit the list
of the unpaid

beneficiaries/companies to the 2 appointed official paying Banks for
immediate payment of the fund.

You will sign an agreement with Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) as their Sub-contractor so as to enable them
recognize you as their Sub-Contractor and

approve the Fund in your favor as the Bona-fide Beneficiary of the Fund.

Furthermore, after signing that agreement with NNPC, then they will
send you 5 pages Subcontractors Agreement documents including all
clearance documents and approval

letter and also send copies to Nigerian Federal Ministry of Finance
and CBN to release the Fund to your account with immediate
effect.Finally, I will go to the NNPC

office to obtain the Sub-Contractors Agreement Form which I will send
to you to enable you to fill it and send back to me.

Lastly, immediately all this process is completed and NNPC recognized
you as their Sub-Contractor and approved the Fund in your favor as the
beneficiary, then you

will write a letter to CBN mandating and instructing them to Deduct
all bank/government charges and release the balance to your account
and also calculate interest due

to you.

(1) Your Full Name:â€¦â€¦
(2) Address â€¦.
(3) Phone Number:â€¦

Thanks.
Yours Faithful,
Dr Mark Cox

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