419 scam: "MAJOR FRANK STORRES"<MajorfrankSTORRES@hotmail.com> FROM Major frank stores

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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)
- "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)
- "can i trust you?" (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.
- majorfrankstorres@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MAJOR FRANK STORRES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <majorfrankstorres@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 10:32:20 +0100
Subject: FROM Major frank stores

Hello Dear Friend,

Good day.

My name is major frank storres, I am an American soldier in peace

keeping force in Iraq, I am serving in the military of the 1st Armored

Division in Iraq,

I managed to move funds belonging to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the militant

leader who was killed in June 8th 2006 in Iraq. The total Amount is US$23 Million

dollars in cash. I want to move this money to a trusted and reliable who will receive this fund in his country, so that you may keep our share for us till when we will come over to meet you i and my partner will take 60%, while you will take 40%. No strings Attached, just help us move it out of Iraq, Iraq is a war zone.

If you are interested I will send you the full details, my interest is

having a good partner that we can trust and he/she will assist us in good faith. Can I

trust you? When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail

signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone/fax numbers

for quick communication also your contact details.

THE WEBSITES BELOW IS A PROOF AND VERIFICATION OF THIS EMAIL.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/08/AR2006060800114.html

This business is risk free. The boxes can be shipped out in 48hrs. Please reply me with

my private email address (majorfrankstorres@gmail.com). Please treat this as urgent and keep everything confidential till you receive this funds.

Respectfully,

Major frank stores

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