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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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.
- 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.
- morganrichard29@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "dr.richardmorganxz@libero.it" <dr.richardmorganxz@libero.it>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 13:10:30 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: REPLY
FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION ON INVESTMENT
A) INTRODUCTION:This is Engineer Richard Morgan a petrochemical/oil
exploration engineer with the Syrian Petroleum Company located in Damascus.
Myself and two other engineers Engr. B.S Babu an Indian and engr. David
Quijada Fischer from venezuela needs your partnership to investing some funds
in your country in viable projects on your instructions.
B) SOURCE OF THE FUNDS: The funds were raised from the sale of crude oil from
the Syrian oil field.We have secured the funds and needs an investor who is
capable and ready to invest the funds in good projects and properties.
C) WHY YOU ARE CHOSEN: We chose you to assist us invest the funds following
the facts that we are career engineers and we have no knowledge of commercial
investments and for that reason, we need an expert to guide us and to handle
investment directly. Also we chose you in order to invest the funds in a good
economy.
D) SHARING RATIO AND PERIOD OF INVESTMENT: Myself and two other colleagues
have agreed to give 25% of the funds to you while you will assist us invest 75%
in your country only on projects you will personally draft for us. You will be
responsible to draw investment plan as we will not be involved following our
poor knowledge on investments.
E) GENERAL REMARKS: This project is 100% risk free but needs confidentiality.
We need an investor who is transparent,direct, serious and dedicated. we need
an investor who will represent us any where in this project. We will change
all documents of deposit in your name as soon as you are confirmed our
potential investor. If you are ready and willing to assist us invest the
funds, do contact me for more details. Both parties must be ready to exchange
identities in order to know each other.
Your Response is expected. send your response to my private email
(morganrichard29@yahoo.com.hk)
ENGR. RICHARD MORGAN
SYRIAN PETROLEUM COMPANY
DAMASCUS
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