419 scam: Terry Morgan <tttmoganss@gmail.com> Thanking 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:

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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- trrymorgano@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Terry Morgan <tttmoganss@gmail.com>
Reply-To: morgant807@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:36:08 +0000
Subject: Thanking you

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Dear Sir

I am Mr. Terry Morgan the manager Accounting / Audit Department of BANK OF
USB EGYPT. I contacted you as regards to a business proposal that will be
of an immense benefit to both of us and the less privileged ones. Being the
manager accounting / audit department Greater EGYPT Regional office I
discovered a sum of USD,700,000 Million,( Seventy One Million, Seven
Hundred Thousand Dollars) in an account belonging to one of our foreign
customers Late Mr. Moatassem Billah Gaddafi. this money is a Private oil
business money deposited into his account by his customer. He was a Libyan
Army officer, and the National Security Advisor of Libya from 2008 until
2011. He was the fifth son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and a
member of his father's inner circle He was captured during the Battle of
Sirte by anti-Gaddafi forces, and later killed. You can get more
information's as regards to the Battle and the death of our late customer
Mr. Moatassem Billah Gaddafi on the website address below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moatassem_Gaddafi

The choice of contacting you aroused from the geographical nature of where
you live particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and the
confidentiality herein because he did not drop any will beneficiary to the
fund he made it private he did not want his family members to know that he
deposited such money in our bank and in security company. On this regards,
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin, you will be the
beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at
USD,700,000 Million,( Seventy One Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars)
can be paid to your account. This will be disbursed or shared in these
percentages 60% to me and 40% to you. I will secured all necessary
legal documents that can be used to back up this claim we are about to
make. All I need is to upload your names to the documents and legalize at
the High Court of Justice of EGYPT in order to prove you are the legitimate
beneficiary. All I require now is your
honest co-operation; confidentiality and trust to enable us to see this
transaction through. I guarantee you 100 % success and that this business
transaction will be executed under the ambit of law and will also protect
you from any breach of the contract. Please provide me the following as we
have 14 working days to run it through:

1. Your full name..........
2. Telephone number...
3. Contact address........
4. Age....................
5. Gender.................
6. Occupation.............

And your scan copy of your iD or International passport Please on your
confirmation of this message and indicating your interest I will furnish
you
with more information's. Is Your assent to this e-mail and business
proposal will be highly appreciated. Have a wonderful day.

Let me hear from you soon via my private email: trrymorgano@gmail.com

My Regards,

Mr.Terry Morgan.
Tel: +201146121097
Email trrymorgano@gmail.com

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