419 scam: "Gilbert Morre"<whoffmanjr@nctc.com> I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE, INVESTMENT PROJECT,PLEASE LET WORK THIS TOGETHER

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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447924562294
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.
- chaleslean1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gilbert Morre" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gilbertmorre33@mailbox.hu>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:52:24 -0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE, INVESTMENT PROJECT,PLEASE LET WORK THIS TOGETHER

Hello my My Friend,

Hope that you are fine,well i just want to inform you that i was able to get a friend from USA who has assisted me in getting the funds across to him for the investment projects and i must say thanks for your attempt to help me in this regards and besides i did not forget your interest to assist me,though it failed because you felt that i was trying to scam you,but GOD knows that i was trying to be a friend and a brother.

Well,i have sat and decides that i will compensate you with 1.Million Euros,which i gave to friend of mine infact i told him to contact you and make sure that he release the grant to you,his name Chales Lean presently reside in UK ,i cannot do that because i am under security conscious like you know previously.

Finally,here is my friend email: chaleslean1@gmail.com or Phone: +44-7924562294,if he has not contacted you,get in touch with him and take that little token from me,May God bless you as you assist me.

Waiting for your reply,

Mr Gilbert Morre

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