419 scam: Oderah Morris <datafile0121@gmail.com> Can i confide in you?

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Oderah Morris <datafile0121@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chimaobimoderah@aol.com
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 14:38:35 -0700
Subject: Can i confide in you?

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please kindly accept my sincere apologies if my approach is offensive and
does not meet your personal ethics.

My name is Mr. Oder-ah C. Morris, from Nigeria. I will like to do a very
brief business with you, am seeking for an oversea partner help and
cooperation for transfer deal.

There is unclaimed fund in my bank with credit balance of ($11.7m), the owner
of this account is a foreigner died long ago, before his death he had a fund
deposit in my bank, this fund was meant for urgent cash investment kept in
our vault, as the deceased has no trustee or next of kin to his deposit, i
contacted you in strict confidence because you are a foreigner.

What i need from you is to use your name as the next of kin to the account
depositor, I have access to lots of documents and I handle some of the bank's
sensitive files, i will use my position in my department do some alteration
and give clearance and onward remission of the fund into your bank account.

Contact me if you are interested and willing to work with me, thanks.

Regards,
Mr. Oderah Morris.

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