419 scam: "Mrs. Felicia Morgan" <f_morganfive@yahoo.com.au> Re Urgent response!

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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 beloved," (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.
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.
- f_morganthree@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Felicia Morgan" <f_morganfive@yahoo.com.au> (may be fake)
Reply-To: f_morganthree@yahoo.com.au
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:25:57 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re Urgent response!

Dear Beloved,

Greetings to you and your family,

I am Mrs. Felicia Morgan from Ghana, married to Late Micheal A.Morgan a devoted christian, I am suffering from long time cancer of the breast and from indications, my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than one year according to my doctors.

This is because the damage the cancer has done to me is very bad . My late husband and i during the period of our blissful marriage couldn't produce any child of our own, but he was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth.

The doctor has advised me that I may not live for more than one year but I believe God for a miracle and that it is only by the power of God that can determine my life, so I now decided to use this wealth to contribute to the development of the less privileged /Proper gating of the gospel most especially in your country.

I selected you after visiting the website and I prayed over it and my heart accepts you as an honest person to help me carry out this duty i have made for God, I am willing to donate the sum of One Million Eight Hundred Dollars,Which is still in a Finance Firm.

Please I want you to note that, this fund is lying in a Finance Firm and upon my instruction, you will have a change of ownership of the money in your name which myself and my attorney will confirmed you right.

Finally, I honestly pray that this money when released to you will be used for the said purpose, and not other wise. May God be with you and your family as you have the zeal and motivation to work for God through me?
My alternate email address is: f_morganthree@yahoo.com.au

Thanks once more my dear for your concern towards this issue.

Regards and God Bless,

Mrs. Felicia Morgan

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