419 scam: "Dr. Mark Smith" <wwillijackson@gmail.com> REPLY

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "certificate fee" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "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)
- ",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)
- "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)
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.
- drmarksmith1974@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Mark Smith" <wwillijackson@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drmarksmith1974@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2021 06:29:31 -0700
Subject: REPLY

Customers Service Hours--Monday to Saturday:
Office Hours Monday to Saturday:
YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT.
EMAIL; drmarksmith1974@gmail.com

Re: Beneficiary,

Dear

We have been waiting for you to contact me for your ATM VISA CARD
worth $4,500,000.00 (Four Million, five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars), being compensation fund for 150 scam victims, but I
did not hear from you all this while.

And one Mrs Maria Dean claims she is your representative that we send
the money to her. Please I want to verify from you before we deliver
your ATM VISA CARD to her, the issue of this compensation was approved
after the meeting held behind closed doors between my humble self and
the Director Federal Bureau of Investigation, United Nations
Representative in West Africa and the Nigeria Government and their
presidency, so after this meeting the entire house concluded that all
victims of scam will be compensated by the Nigeria Government as a
means to sanitize them, So all we need from you is to follow up our
instruction to enable you receive your own ATM VISA CARD before it
expires.

Further information, all the documents pertaining the compensation is
intact with us including Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate
Fee of the package showing that it is not Drug Money or meant to
sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.

So confirm the below information to enable our agent get to your home
for delivering of your.

REPLY ON THIS EMAIL: drmarksmith1974@gmail.com

ATM Visa Card:
1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Occupation:
5. Country:
6. Identification:

Best regards
Dr. Mark Smith.
Managing Director(I.M.F) Nigeria.

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