419 scam: "Frey eugene"<admin@mail.localserver.com> Re Hello Dear

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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:
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Frey eugene" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <freye.ugene@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 18:12:24 -0800
Subject: Re Hello Dear

Hey there,
Please Note: This message requires cooperation and urgent Responds.
Headline: frey eugene. I need help of: -(a provision of banking account) for the sum of: (Thirty Million Dollars).$30 million, This money belongs to my late customer who died six years ago.

The bank have a mandate to provide a family member of the dead customer to receive or claim this deposited which no one is available,

The dead customer does not have any relative or family member to claim this money So My proposal is to introduce you as member of the family of the dead customer, so that the money will be deposited in your account then we can share the money with percentage Forty percent of this money belongs to you, while sixty percent belongs to me. This transaction is one hundred percent free Risk,

I guarantee that if you follow my instructions and advice this money will be deposited in your account Before two working days and immediately the money is deposited in your account i will provide you my account were you will send my own percentage, All i need is your honest and cooperation so that we will have successful transaction,you can also Add me on skype (frey.eugene1)
Thanks
Mr Frey eugene

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