419 scam: "Mr.Favor Aweleoma" <info@mail.montsame.mn> IMPORTANT!!!

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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:
- "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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mrfavoraweleoma@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Favor Aweleoma" <info@mail.montsame.mn>
Reply-To: mrfavoraweleoma@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:08:09 +0100
Subject: IMPORTANT!!!

Greetings to you my friend,

This message may come as a big surprise to you since we have not met or known each other. By introduction, my names are Mr.Favor Aweleoma, An Account Officer to late Mr.Lu Feng a Chinese resident in Nigeria who had a deposit of USD20.5 Million Dollars in our Bank before his death.Late Mr.Lu Feng had no Next of Kin and no one is aware of the deposited fund. Mr.Lu Feng worked with Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited as a Head of Power Products/Systems (HPPS) here in Nigeria for many years before he died in a plane crash on.the 4th of June 2012.

For confirmation of this information, please check the news by going through this link: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-06/04/c_131630655.htm

As the Account Officer of late Lu Feng, I am in control of the deposited fund and I am looking for a Trustworthy Person whom I can use as the Next of Kin to move this US$20.5 million out of the bank. If you are interested to work with me and have this money transferred to your bank account, I will glad to work with you to get this done without delay.When the fund is transferred to your bank account, we shall share as money 50/50 after deducting all our expenses. I will like to invest my own part of the money in Real Estate Business in your country or in any lucrative business that you may recommend to me.

If agree to partner with me in this offer, you should keep this information secret to yourself and reply to me through my private email: (mrfavoraweleoma@gmail.com), but if you are not interested please delete it and do not tell any one.

NOTE: There is no risk involved in this deal,it'100% risk free on both sides because all the documents used to process the transfer will be destroyed immediately you confirm receipt of the fund into your bank account.

Awaiting your positive urgent response.

Sincerely yours.
Mr.Favor Aweleoma.

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