419 scam: "Donna Morea." <davv_david27@yahoo.com> Dear Friend.

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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)
- "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)
- "huge sum 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)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Donna Morea." <davv_david27@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <donnamoore767@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 06:32:25 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend.

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Dear Friend.

I am Donna Morea, Am Independent Director and The Senior Accountant
(Chartered),I decided to contact you by email because I feel that it is
more Secured and private. I got your contact through the states
directory and with said information I think i can trust you. you might
have received an email like this in the past but i want to let you know
that this one is 100% genuine and factual that is why i have included
the website below, Recently i discovered a Dormant Account with a huge
Amount of Money Valued at US$14.200, 000.00(FOURTEEN MILLION, TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) that belongs to one of our late Customers
who died in a plane crash whom I am also his personal account officer
and loan officer too.

During my investigation and auditing in this bank, I came across a very
huge sum of money my department belonging to (MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER)who
died along with his entire family in Monday,31 July,2000, in a plane
crash. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELOW:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm The fund has been
dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the funds in
our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery of
this development. but I want somebody that will keep this transaction
very confidential I mean (secret)until we confirm this money in your
bank account The Banking law here stipulates that if such money remains
unclaimed for ten years, it will be forfeited.

To the Bank treasury as an unclaimed bill it is only a foreigner that
can stand as a next Of kin and it is upon this discovery that I decided
to contact you to collaborate with you to pull out this dormant fund. In
order to avert. this negative development, I now seek your permission to
have you stand in as next of kin to our late Customer So that the fund
will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary's next Of
kin now that the bank is still expecting a next of Kin or relative of
the deceased. this is the actual reason why I required a second party or
fellow who will assist me forward claims as the next of kin and also
provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c
immediately to receive this fund, even an empty a/c can also serve for
this purpose. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be
entitled to 40% as gratification for your assisting me, and the
remaining 50% will be for me, then 10% for expenses we will incurs
during this transfer. What I want from you is for you to act as the
deceased next of kin. I have in my possession, all the necessary
Documents to successfully accomplish this operation. Bear in mind that
this proposal is 100% risk free and legal because i am the one going to
file in everything and cover then my self all i need is your
cooperation.

Further Information will be given to you as soon as I receive your
positive response. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible
stating your wish.as soon as I hear from you I will give you all my
information's and more secrets about this money in my bank.
Best regards,

Donna Morea.
Independent Director.

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