419 scam: "WALTER MORRISON"<oracle@sulcatarinense.com.br> ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- adamjohnosn66@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WALTER MORRISON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adamjohnosn66@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:42:57 +0700
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

Hello,
I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund. Although you did not assist me to the last but I really appreciate your assistance in helping see that the fund was approved in the first place. I concluded the transaction with the help of a staff working in the remittance office and also with the special assistance of a Malaysia business man that catered for the whole expenditure and placed his account forward.

However, I left for your compensation, the sum of $2,500,000USD (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ATM CARD. Simply contact this bona fide agent on the information below so that he can send the ATM card to you; Name: Mr.Adam Jonhson.
Email:adamjohnosn66@yahoo.com

I have traveled out of the place where I am carrying on with my new life and investment plans. I am busy here, I may not be able to send you another email, because I will no longer use this mailbox, so rushly contact Mr.Adam Johnson.

Regard,
Mr .Walter Morrison.

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