419 scam: "Alexander Loughrey."<ozgur.kucuksolak@duratiles.com> GOODMORNING

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "loughreyalexander@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: "Alexander Loughrey." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <loughreyalexander@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 06:58:14 +0100
Subject: GOODMORNING

Dear Friend,

My name is Alexander Loughrey and I am a British soldier serving in the Military of the 1st Armored Division in Syria. As you know, we are being attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombings. We stumbled into president , Bashar al-Assad's storage vault and discovered funds and raw GOLD belonging to his family. The total amount is US$11.5 Million dollars in cash, mostly 100 dollar bills tightly tied in $1000.00 bundles. I want to move this money and GOLD to a reputable/sincere person for investment purposes. This is the reason for contacting you.

I am ready to compensate you with good percentage of the funds and GOLD as well,the only thing i require from you is for you to help me receive the funds and GOLD because Syria is a war zone. I plan on using diplomatic means for shipping the money and GOLD out as military cargo, using diplomatic immunity. If you are interested I will send you the full details. My job is to find a good and respectable partner with great repute that I can trust that will assist me receive and invest the money. Can i trust you? When you receive this letter,kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone numbers and your full mailing address.
I will disclose my identity and private phone number when i receive your acceptance reply.
Please note: This is 100% risk free, that's why i need your reply only to my most private email: loughreyalexander@outlook.com

Sincerely,

Alexander Loughrey.

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