419 scam: "george morphy"<georgemorphy@yahoo.com> CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR PACKAGE

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "consignment " (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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "atm_card95@yahoo.com.hk" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998907012 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- atm_card95@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "george morphy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atm_card95@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 04:27:27 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR PACKAGE

Dear Friend,

Longest time, i hope all is well together with your family,if so glory be to God almighty.Well,Sorry for delay and understand that the fault is not from me.i have submited my secretary your ATM card and your consignment to be submit to you.

Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of total sum.
Now contact my secretary in Benin his name is Mr Paul Goodman.

NAME:PAUL GOODMAN
EMAIL:(atm_card95@yahoo.com.hk)
LEGAL PRACTITIONER & PUBLIC NOTARY
REPRESENTATIVE,
SUITE 205 MDOMI PLAZA,
AKPAKPA COTONOU BENIN.
+229-98-90-70-12

Ask him to send you ATM card and consignment of the total Amount of $2.5million u.s dollars which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.

So feel free and get in touched with my secretary and instruct him where to send the ATM card and consignment, send him your contact information like home address and phone number so that he will submit it to your designated address without any delay.

Please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time ok, In the moment, I,m very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,finally,remember that I have forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to send the ATM card and consignment to you as soon as you send your details information without delay, so feel free to get in touch with my secretary.

Best Regards,Thank you
and may God Bless you.
Dr George Morphy

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