419 scam: "Dr. Richard Moore" <manageraccessbankplc@gmail.com> Greetings

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "richy.moore@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Richard Moore" <manageraccessbankplc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richy.moore@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 09:23:03 -0700
Subject: Greetings

Greetings,

I am Dr. Richard Moore. I work as the Foreign Operations Manager with a
reputable bank here in London, United Kingdom. Although the world is very
small place and hard place to meet people because you don't know who to
trust or believe, but as I have developed the trust in you after my
praying, I made up my mind to confide this confidential business suggestion
to you.

There is an over due unclaimed sum of Thirty Million, United States
Dollars. ($30,000,000.00) in my bank, belonging to one of our dead foreign
customers. There were no beneficiaries stated concerning these funds.
Therefore, your request as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim
and release of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as the
Foreign Business Partner to the deceased.

Please if you are really sure of your trustworthy, integrity,
accountability and confidentiality on this deal, contact me with your
profiles including private telephone (Mobile) number for easy
communication. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 50% of
the total amount,50% will be for us.I am looking forward to read from you
soonest. Get back to me, through my private email address, (
richy.moore@outlook.com).

NB: PLEASE,TREAT THIS PROPOSAL AS TOP SECRET. Thank you

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Richard Moore
Foreign Operations Manager

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