419 scam: "From Barrister George Morgan"<temmyjohn53@yahoo.com> From Barrister George Morgan, URGENT INFORMATION

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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:
- "barrister" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- infor3555@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Barrister George Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infor3555@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:14:08 -0400
Subject: From Barrister George Morgan, URGENT INFORMATION

From Barrister George Morgan
Address: 14155 23 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6R 0G4, Canada
OFFICIAL Email: infor3555@gmail.com

Attention:.Sir/Ma,

I am Barrister George Morgan who practice in the Canadian Government
, I want to use this opportunity to alert what is going on with your
contract file when ever I traveled to the Federal court Canada , in
this case I obligate to ask if you are dead or alive, because each
time I visit the court your file always go from one table to another
with one AUSTRALIA man who have being trying to sign an agreement with
the Fedail court that he is your next of kin, please is that true?
Because I left the Royal Bank Of Canada last Friday when he was
having a conclusion meeting with the chief Justice for the final
approval by Friday this week.

Please if you are still alive and want me to work with you,do get back
to me immediately for immediate cancellation of this Approval by
Friday because nothing is holding your contract payment as I have come
about your contract validation file you have concluded and paid all
charges, so nothing is holding your contract fund to be in your
nominated BANK BY Royal Bank Of Canada TO PAY YOUR MONEY into your
account by the paying bank.

I wait to hear from you if you are still ale.

Regards,

Barrister George Morgan
Canadian Government
OFFICIAL Email:infor3555@gmail.com

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