419 scam: "CHIEF.MORGAN A.NDUKA"<morgan@centurytel.net> MORGAN

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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:
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "CHIEF.MORGAN A.NDUKA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chiefmorganandukai@qatar.io>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:56:36 -0800
Subject: MORGAN

HELLO,

MY NAME IS MORGAN A.NDUKA, RECENTLY PROMOTED TO THE OFFICE OF A SENIOR BRANCH MANAGER WITH INTERCONTINENTAL STANBIC BANK PLC. I AM AS WELL AN ACCOUNT OFFICER TO LATE ENGR.SCOTT ALLEN SUMALINOG. WE LOST THIS CUSTOMER IN A PLANE CRASH ON FRIDAY, THE 26TH OF DECEMBER 2003 WHILE COMING FROM BENIN REPUBLIC TO DESTINATION IN LAGOS WHICH 22 PEOPLE HAD SURVIVED AND 118 PEOPLE DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH INCLUDING OUR RESPECTFUL CUSTOMER. HIS ACCOUNT OF $7.2.MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR WITH US HAVE BEEN UNCLAIMED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF NEXT OF KIN/RELATIVES TO CLAIM HIS FUND AND ESTATE.

THE FACT THAT YOU SHARE ALMOST THE SAME NAME WITH HIM.PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A COMPUTERIZE DATA FOLLOWING MY EFFORT SEARCHING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSIT WAS LODGED, PARTICULARLY THE INTERCONTINENTAL STANBIC BANK PLC, WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT(US$7.2 MILLION) THE HEAD HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN WORKING DAYS.BELOW IS THE LINK OF THE PLANE CRASH:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

HOWEVER, MY LATE CLIENT WAS AWARDED TWO DIFFERENT CONTRACTS WITH SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HERE IN CAPITAL CITY OF ABUJA NIGERIA BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH ON THE 26TH OF DECEMBER 2003. I AM SEEKING YOUR CO-OPERATION TO STAND AS HIS NEXT OF KIN TO ENABLE YOU CLAIM HIS INHERITANCE BEFORE THE PERIOD GIVING TIME BY THE HEAD OFFICE OR HAVE THE FUND CONFISCATED IF KNOW ONE COMES FORWARD.PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR INFORMATION.

KINDEST REGARDS,

CHIEF.MORGAN A.NDUKA

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