419 scam: "Engr.Philip Raymond." <liuyang@harves.com.cn> Your Urgent Attention 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:

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr.Philip Raymond." <liuyang@harves.com.cn>
Reply-To: <raymondphilipengr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:48:42 -0700
Subject: Your Urgent Attention Needed:

Greetings Dear Friend,

My name is Engr.Philip Raymond I know this email will come to you as a surprise, i am constrained to contact you via the internet which has been severely abused by fraudsters over the years. I am an oil servicing equipment merchant in NNPC Nigeria but I citizen of the United States Of America, I have been suffering from diagnosed with chronic Esophageal cancer in July 2013 in UK curtsey of my Company NNPC.

Please do not think of this letter as one of those being sent around the world. In the past one year i have been donating my money to charity organizations. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, i cannot do this myself anymore.
I once asked two members of my family to close one of my accounts in the state and distribute the money to charity organizations in the state, but they kept the money to themselves. So, if family can do that, why not trust a total stranger.
I have one last bulk sum, $8.4 Million Dollars, that I have with a Depository Vault and I need you to retrieve this deposit and distribute it to charity organizations to help orphans around the world. I will set aside 30% for your time and service. I do not need this money anymore as i have a short time to live.The security company may have the money in their possession if i die in this condition.

Please reply me with honesty as soon as you receive this email. God be with you.

Regards,

Engr.Philip Raymond.

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