419 scam: "ARTHUR GREEN"<agreen@lycos.co.uk> hi

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

Fraud email example:

From: "ARTHUR GREEN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <arthurgreend@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 06:59:53 -0700
Subject: hi

Dear Friend,

I am Arthur Green, staff of Pan European Bank, a subsidiary of European Central Bank. I was the Credit management and recovery manager with the Company office in London for 5 years before my resignation.

This is a risk free venture, as it does not contravene any local or international law. I am contacting you to act as my partner and beneficiary of the transfer of . The funds is a deposit of one deceased client whose family till date have not shown for takeover of his deposits. As an internal personnel, I have the process of making you his next of kin and beneficiary of the deposits upon a mutual agreement. All I need from you is your consent to carry on with the process.

Please get back to me immediately with your contact details.

Regards,
Dr. Arthur Green.

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