419 scam: "Mr. Morgan."<chou@wislite.com> Hello 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.
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.
- morris_cord@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Morgan." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <morris_cord@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:37:25 +0100
Subject: Hello friend,

Hello friend,

Compliments and good day to you and your family.

I write you this mail as a reminder once more having waited patiently
for your response to my initial contact with you through snail mail.
However since i assume you did not get it i want to use this medium even though it might
not be the best form of communication in matters like this due to the ever growing disbelief
and illicit scams and fraud associated with it, i seem to have no choice but to make use of it,
coupled with the fact that it might be just perfect as I need to save time.

Without wasting much of your time i want to bring you into a business
venture which i think should be of interest and concern to you, since it has to do with
someone who just might be a family member of yours. However i need to be sure that
you must have received this communication so i will not divulge much information about
it until i get a response from you.

Kindly respond back to me.on email; morris_cord@aol.com

Regards,
Mr. Morris. C.

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