419 scam: Mr James Morris <jamesmorris

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr James Morris <jamesmorris_81@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: james_morris_120@yahoo.com.au
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:05:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY

Lloyds TSB Bank
25 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7HN

My name is James Morris,Group Finance Director of Lloyds TSB Bank,I discovered a dormant account during our annual auditing exercise in my office,and my further investigation revealed that this account has not been operated on for quite a long time.It will be in my interest to transfer this fund worth â‚¤20,500,000 million into an account offshore,I have all the plans safely worked out and will need the co-operation of a foreign partner in order to successfully make this transfer,If you can assist in getting the money transfered,contact me immediately so that I can give you more details.
Remember this is absolutely confidential,do also provide me with your private phone numbers so that we can discuss in detail.

Regards and respect,

Mr James Morris.
Group Finance Director
Lloyds TSB Bank London
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