419 scam: ryanbuzzb@hackcrack.com YOUR $150,000 DOLLARS IN CASH CHECKS

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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.
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.
- markjons10140@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ryanbuzzb@hackcrack.com
Reply-To: markjons10140@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:24:12 +0200
Subject: YOUR $150,000 DOLLARS IN CASH CHECKS

Happy Xmas and new year in advice , i am very happy to send this email to
you, i want to let you know that i Finlay transfer the total funds $10.5
million with help for my good Friend from London UK. However i did not
forget you because you try to help me before to transfer the funds but it
did not work out for us , so keep out checks of $150, 000 dollars in your
for your compensation. Now i want you to contact my Secretary Mr Mark
Jones in London and as him to send the check to you urgent , i am very busy
because of the investment project i have at hands. So Contact my Secretary
with this information bellow to enable send your check to you because i give
him instruction to send it you once you have contacted him . Name â€¦Mr
Mark Jones Emailâ€¦. ( markjons10140@yahoo.com )

Please try to update me once you have get in-touch my Mr Mark Jones to send
your check to you.

Thanks and have a nice day

Regards

Mr Ed Morgan.

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