419 scam: Grant arvan <aphsaf225@gmail.com> From Dr.Arvan Grant

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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- grantarvan49@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Grant arvan <aphsaf225@gmail.com>
Reply-To: grantarvan49@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:23:10 +0000
Subject: From Dr.Arvan Grant

>From Dr.Arvan Grant
Abidjan, Cote dÌvoire
Attn Please.
My name is Dr Arvan Grant I am a Sierra Leonean and Canadian National.
As a matter of urgency my Patient Mrs Lena Morrison a widow, a German born
American citizen was at the point of death here in American Poly Clinic
Cote d Ìvoire,
when she made an oral WILL few days ago for her bond investment of US$ 8.5
million, with one of the Security Finance Institution in Abidjan,Cote
d`Ivoire in West Africa.
She mandated me as her nearest and trusted person, to find a good citizen
man or woman who will invest this fund in a good business and use it for
humanitarian assistance also to help the less privileged in the U.S.A, and
other parts of the world. If you receive this letter with interest respond
and i will explain more to you on the next step to take.email me,(
grantarvan49@yahoo.com)
Best Regards
Dr.Arvan Grant.

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