419 scam: MORGAN YARADUWA <chika_odili2003@yahoo.fr> My Dear 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: MORGAN YARADUWA <chika_odili2003@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: morganyara01@msn.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:58:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Dear Friend,

My Dear Friend,

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise as we have not meet before or have any dealings in the past but based on the urgency I needed in this transaction at the moment i have to contact you for this Transaction which i am 100% sure that you are going to gain alot from this transaction.

My Dear Friend,Briefly my name is Prince Morgan Yaraduwa I am the son to Late Alahaji Musa Yaraduwa former president of Nigerian who died few weeks ago you can as well visit this site www.nigerianworld.com and other news like CNN and BBC for more confirmations of what i am telling you in this message.

My Dear Friend,before the death of my father he told me about the money ($6.000.000.00) Six Million United States Dollars he deposited with a Bank in Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire and my father gave me all the important documents covering this money in the Bank which is in my position as I am writing this message to you now.

My Dear Friend,I am now in Abidjan-cote d'ivoire were my late father deposited the money and i have already visited the bank to know if the money is still in the Bank my dear friend as God so kind the Director of the Bank him self confirmed to me that the total amount $6 Million United States Dollars is in there bank.

My Dear Friend,I want you to help me with your Bank Account for the Transfer of this money to you as my late father's foreign business partner ok.

My Dear Friend,You will come to this country Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire so that both of us will visit the bank together for the transfer of this money to your Bank Account,I have all the documents covering this money in the Bank which I will show you once you arrive in this country for this Transaction,My Dear Friend every thing about this transaction will be rigth inside the bank so that you will be sure of what you are doing with me ok.

My Dear Friend,You will still help me invest this money in your country and we are going to be partners and you will also promise me that you will never in your life think of betraying me once you confirm this money in your Bank account because this money is all my hope to start a new life in your country.

My Dear Friend I will leave you for now and hope to hear from you Immediately you read this message to know the date you will arrive in this country for this transaction.please call me if you are intrested to help me complete this Transfer of $6 Million United States Dollars to your Bank Account.

My Dear Friend,I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and we are going to transfer this money to your Bank Acount safely if you will follow my advise and instructions correctly.

I await your Urgent call once you read this message and you should keep this transaction top secret until you receive this money in your Bank Account ok.

Best Regards,

Morgan Yaraduwa.

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