419 scam: "MR. RAYMOND LAWRENCE" <raymondlawrence9@yahoo.com.ph> Goodday,

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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 amount of money" (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. RAYMOND LAWRENCE" <raymondlawrence9@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: raymondlawrence949@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:19:36 -0500
Subject: Goodday,

Goodday,

May I have the pleasure of introducing myself? I am MR. RAYMOND
LAWRENCE, a member of Libya?s National Transitional Council. I got
your contact E-mail address through the internet in my search of a
trustworthy person, in whom I will repose confident for business
transaction.

My aim of sending this "BUSINESS PROPOSAL" to you is to solicit for
your assistance and co-operation, in transferring huge amount of money
into your care overseas. This money is part of money recovered from
Muammar Qaddafi, therefore this communication shall be held in high
confidence. Me and my colleague Mr. Mustafa Mohamed Abdel Jail, who is
the President of NTC Libya, wishes to transfer the sum of $25M into
your safe hand.

However, by virtue of our position as members of Libya National
Transitional Council, we cannot keep this fund under our names. I was
therefore asked by my President and colleague on trust and sincerity
to look for a reliable FOREIGN PARTNER we can trust this money with.

We have agreed on the following sharing ratio if you agree/accept our
proposal: 1. Forty percent for the President (40%), Thirty-Five
percent for me (35%), Twenty percent for you (20%) and the remaining
balance shall be to cover any expense that might occur on the course
of this transaction.

My choice of you for this transaction is basically hanged on your
field and profession, hence this business proposal. If you are
interested in this deal, I will require some information from you in
order to affect the transfer of the money. Please, be informed that
this money is safely deposited in a financial institution in London,
we shall permit the process of transfer once we receive communication
indicating your interest.

Note that this transaction is 100% risk free. Do acknowledge the
receipt of this letter by indicating your interest in the transaction
and also including your direct contact details such as: Kindly reply
back to me

Best Regards,
Mr. Raymond Lawrence

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