419 scam: Mark Dickson <dmarkdickson@gmail.com> NOTIFICATION

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Dickson <dmarkdickson@gmail.com>
Reply-To: demonddivine@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:08:30 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION

--
I am Mr Mark Dickson of the Debt Recovery committee(DRC) My committee
has the mandate to recover unpaid debts associated with
contracts,inheritance fund, loans and grants etc ranging from $ 1M- $
19.5m owed to various beneficiaries across the globe (Asia, Europe,
USA,and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid beneficiaries to
the appointed official paying Banks for immediate payment of the fund.

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars
were listed among the first fifteen yet to be paid hence this email.

I have decided to contact you for confirmation.

Therefore,reconfirm your particulars as stated below and send immediately,

1. Full Name: ____________________________
2. Address: ______________________________
3. Nationality: ____________ Sex___________
4. Date of Birth: ________
5. Occupation: ___________________________
6. Phone: _______ Fax: _____________________
7. State of Origin: _______ Country: _______

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Mark Dickson.

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