419 scam: "Garry McGill"<garry@mcgill.ca> Urgent Business ProposalMystery Shopping In Your Area!CONFIRMmitPŒë¸"

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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)
- "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.
- mcgill_garry1@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Garry McGill" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gmcgillholdings@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:42:02 +0300
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal

Good day,

My Names are Garry McGill, I am contacting you to solicit from you,if you will be able to receive the transfer of the sum $11.5 Million Dollars. I want to propose to you to stand as the next of kin to my late client whose account is presently dormant for claims with my bank.If you are interested in my business proposal, further details of the transfer of the funds and what needs to be done, will be forwarded to you as soon as you indicate interest in my proposal. click on the below link to confirm the genuiness of the deceased death.His name is Kurt Kahle.He had a son and a wife who were his only next of kin and was the owner of a big private school.Kurt Kahle,his wife and only son died in a plane crash.Kindly check the website to confirm this fact,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I await your responce if you will be able to stand as the next of kin to the deceased.

In Good Faith,

Garry McGill

Please send your Reply to my new email address.

Email mcgill_garry1@yahoo.ca

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