419 scam: "Mr.Richard Findley" <richardfindley@todsmurray.co.uk> I have a proposal for you..

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Richard Findley" <richardfindley@todsmurray.co.uk>
Reply-To: richardfindley_todmurray@zing.vn
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:32:28 -0500
Subject: I have a proposal for you..

Dear Friend, I have a proposal for you - this is not mandatory nor will I c=
ompel you to honor it against your will....After my intensive search, I und=
erstand that you share same last name with my late client who passed on I` =
m Mr. Richard Findley, of tods Murray LLP solicitor and a lawyer of my clie=
nt and he died with his entire family in an aircraft crash nine years ago w=
hen he was traveling with his family for summer holiday Which we want to ke=
ep under your supervision. I do request your consent to be fronted as heirs=
to my late client money The Funds totaling is Thirty Million Five Hundred =
Thousand United States Dollars. whom you both share the same last name I ha=
ve already worked out all necessary modalities to execute the transfer succ=
essfully putting legalities into consideration;hence I seek your consent if=
you are interested sending me your full names, address, phone numbers, age=
and occupation so that I can contact you with more details. Your response =
to indicate your Willingness in assisting us Thank you and God bless you an=
d your family, My sincere Regards Richard Findley send by my ipad

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