419 scam: Jeffrey gregory <jeffrey.gregory61@yahoo.pt> REPLY URGENT

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Jeffrey gregory <jeffrey.gregory61@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Jeffrey gregory <gregory.j123@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:48:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: REPLY URGENT

Hi

How are you? This message might meet you in utmost surprise however, it'sjust my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me contact you for thistransaction, and my name is Mr. Jeffrey Gregory. I am a banker by professionand I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as anofficer in my Bank; it is my duty to send in a financial report to my HeadOffice in the end of each business year.

On the course of last four years 2010 business report, I discovered that mybranch in which I am rank officer made Six Million Five hundred Thousand UnitedState Dollars ($6,500.000.00) which my Head Office are not aware of and willnever be aware of it. I have placed this fund on SUSPENSE ACCOUNT with nobeneficiary. As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to thismoney, this informed my contacting you. Indeed I will appreciate if you canreceive this money in your bank account and get 40% of the total funds. Thereare practically no risks involved, it is simple bank to bank transfer, all Ineed from you is to stand claim as one of our customer who has been bankingwith us and the depositor of this funds with my branch, so that upon yourrequest for its immediate transfer my head Office will not hesitate to transferto your designated bank account.

I will give you more details once I hear from you declaring your interestto cooperate with me.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Jeffrey

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