419 scam: "JOHN MORRISON"<monica@aajacky.com> ATTN:SIR,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- jmorrisonatm11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN MORRISON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jmorrisonatm11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:19:39 +0100
Subject: ATTN:SIR,

ATTN:SIR,

I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS NOT A CONVENTIONAL WAY TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP OF TRUST AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS UNSOLICITED LETTER TO YOU, BUT AS YOU READ YOU
WILL REALIZE AND SEE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION.

MY NAME IS DR.JOHN DAVID (SAB).PERSONAL SECRETARY TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT FED. REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
I GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU FROM YOUR EMBASSY HERE IN REPUBLIC OF BENIN WHEN I WAS DISCUSSING WITH ONE OF THE WORKERS,
THOUGH I DID NOT DISCLOSE MY RESOLVE ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION WITH HIM.

HOWEVER, I NEED A TRUSTWORTHY SOMEBODY WHOM I CAN TRANSFER THE SUM OF FORTY FIVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.DOLLARS ($45.3M.) INTO HIS NOMINATED BANK
ACCOUNT.THIS IS PART OF THE MONEY MAPPED OUT FOR CAMPAIGN/SECURITY IN 2016 JUST CONCLUDED ELECTION IN REPUBLIC OF BENIN WHICH LED TO THE EMERGENCY OF TALON
AS THE NEW PRESIDENT.

AFTER A DELIBERATE DISCUSSION WITH MY COLLEAGUES WE AGREED THAT WE SHALL DIVERT THE MONEY SINCE THE FINAL REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT
WITH SATISFACTORY ENDORSMENT FROM THE NEW PRESIDENT,AND WE ALSO AGREED THAT THE TERMS OF SHARING WILL BE 45% FOR ME AND MY PEOPLE,
35% FOR YOU, THEN BOTH OF US WILL USE THE REMAINING 20% TO INVEST INTO ANY BENEFICIAL BUSINESS OF YOUR CHOICE( THAT WILL BE 50/50 ) IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY

COUNTRY YOU CHOOSE.AND ANY EXPENCES INCURED DURING THE TRANSACTION SHALL BE PAY BACK TO THE PERSON WHO SPEND THE MONEY IMMEDIATELY THE MONEY IS IN YOUR

ACCOUNT WITH 2% INTEREST ATTACHED TO IT.

THE MODE OF TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE FOR BOTH SIDES.

MORE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS THE TRANSACTION COMMENCES.PLEASE,THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE WILL NOT BE SHARED WITH ANY THIRD PARTY UNLESS
SOMEBODY THAT WILL BE OF HELP TO THE TRANSACTION THIS IS FOR SECURITY.
REASONS.
PLEASE REPLY WITH THIS PROPOSAL SO THAT I WILL KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE IS DELIVERED TO THE RIGHT PERSON.

REPLY TO jmorrisonatm11@gmail.com
THANKS FOR YOUR MAXIMUM COOPERATION IN ANTICIPATION.

BEST REGARDS

DR.JOHN M.DAVID (SAB).

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