419 scam: "DR.JAMES MORGAN"<info@business.com> BUSINESS PROPOSAL

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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.
- dr.jamesmorgan@hotmail.co.uk (Hotmail, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.JAMES MORGAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.jamesmorgan@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 02:41:16 +0530
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Sir/Madam

Compliment

I got your contact from the international business directory and Industry and I decided to contact

you directly for an investment with you in my company if you can understand English and India

Language (Hindi). Our company is into production of Pharmaceutical products and Animal Vaccines.

There are some materials that my company needs from India for research and development of its anti

HIV therapy, Hypertension, Parkinson, Disease, Rest legs syndrome, stroke.

We have been purchasing the materials from Kenya in Africa but it is very scarce now and we got some

body in India who is selling same product but we are having problem with the owner of the products

because of one Mr Gupta who introduce him for us has betray us in our first business and now we are

having a language barrier with the local dealer.

Please take out a moment of your very busy schedule to respond back by email:

dr.jamesmorgan@hotmail.co.uk for more details.

Regards,

Dr. James Morgan

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