419 scam: "Dennis Morgan" <nitc.gov.np@id.month> Treat confidential, I wait your urgent response.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447537130941

Fraud email example:

From: "Dennis Morgan" <nitc.gov.np@id.month>
Reply-To: dennismorgan209@netc.eu
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 00:17:37 -0400
Subject: Treat confidential, I wait your urgent response.

Dear friend, =

My name is Dennis Morgan , I am a practicing attorney here in the United K=
ingdom. My late client Michael Harris, an American who was a consultant wit=
h Shell UK LTD here in London died with his family aboard Air France Flight=
447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 1st June 2009. (http://www.n=
ews18.com/news/ india/list-of-passengers- onboard-af-flight-447-317581. htm=
l), and left no beneficiary with respect to an account with total sum of $7=
.2 million that has not been operated on for the past 7 years as a result o=
f his death. I am seeking your co -operation to present you as the next of =
kin to the account. Contact me so as to give you more details. Thanks and P=
lease treat as confidential. I wait your urgent response. =

Regards,
Barr. Dennis Morgan =

Tel: (+44) 7537130941

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