419 scam: Jason McKinley <lora_q07@yahoo.com> Hello Friend,

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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:
- "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Jason McKinley <lora_q07@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lt.mckinley@marines-corps.us
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:50:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello Friend,

Hello dear,
Can i trust you? My name is Lt. Jason McKinley and I am a USMC (US Marine Corp).Now I am presently serving in Iraq with the coalition force.Soon I would be redeployed if you can agree to work with me,I will collaborate with you to transfer a huge some of money($16.2 Million USD).This is personal fund and I would appreciate it if you keep this a secret.As an aftermath of the global economic meltdown,transferring that amount of money would not be easy.I made this money here running extra errand in oil deals in offshore and onshore.A colleague of mine have lose his life and money trying to transfer his money through the Iraqi bank,so I am not going to take that risk.I have discovered an authentic means of transferring this money and there are danger attached to it.I have my reputation to protect and would not do anything to damage my image, that of my family and country as a whole.If you agree to work with me,I promise to let you have as much as 20% of the
money which is genuine money and I believe will go a long way to better your life.I need to invest this money and really need your help.At the moment I can not explain everything to you until you have assured me of your trust and loyalty.I am sorry to embarrass you with my email but I believe you would not mind.Let me know if you understand my language so that I can write you the details on how I have planned it.
Thanks for your time.
Best regards
Lt. Jason McKinley

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