419 scam: "Mr. Larson Raymond"<Larsonraymond@emailn.de> FROM MR. LARSON RAYMONY

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Larson Raymond" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrraymondlarson@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 12:38:42 -0500
Subject: FROM MR. LARSON RAYMONY

Hello dear,

My name is Mr. Larson Raymond, from the United States of America. I work with the United Nation Office (UN) and was just posted to Ghana on special assignment. During this assignment, I have investigated a suspended file in Ghana, belonging to a foreigner from Japan, who have secured 375 kilograms of Gold and $5,000,000.00 (Five million United States Dollars) since the year 2014. My private investigation has shown that the owner of this deposit died almost a year after this deposit was made, and since then, no one has come for this deposit. I have prayed and made up my mind to contact you quickly through this medium, to stand as the next of kin to the depositor, so that I can direct you on how we are going to clear this deposit smoothly from Ghana, and share them accordingly.

Please this information should be between both of us, as I have map out a good plan on how we are going to receive this deposit in your Country.

May God Bless you.
Mr. Larson Raymond

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