419 scam: "Mr HARRISON James." <mrharrisonjames@live.com> With due Respects!!

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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:
- "hundred thousand american 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr HARRISON James." <mrharrisonjames@live.com>
Reply-To: mrharrison_james@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:33:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: With due Respects!!

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HELLO DEAR TO YOUR HONOR :

With due Respects!!Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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In brief introduction, I am the nurse in charge of Mr. HARRISON James at our hospital here and he instructed me to send you this message he said:

My Name is Mr HARRISON James,Â I'm from Europe a citizen of EnglandÂ 57 yearâ€™s old, Specifically resident in Cote d'Ivoire West Africa for 17 years now, I lost my Wife and my only Son in Social Political Crisis in this country here in Africa on my trip to England.
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This message will not surprise you, because you know! We never know who we really are in this earth! This message to you is with tears in my eyes because of my condition of health here is (very very Serious & Grave) I do not know when I will live this land of the world!!

With due respects: NowÂ I'mÂ talking to you I hospitalizedÂ at the hospital here in Cote d'Ivoire, can I have trust in you??, because I want to entrust you all my WEALTHÂ the total Sum ofÂ ( $ 7. 5M US Dollars ) ( Seven MillionÂ Five Hundred Thousand American DollarsÂ ) Â for you to help me and invest itÂ in a GOOD PROJECT in your country, because I can not accept for an instant all my WEALTH obtained by Me and My wife since our marriage untilÂ she left me (since she death) used here in Cote d'Ivoire!!.

N/B : My Lawyer will help you to do everything here!!.

Please Dear One, if you wish to help me in this PROJECT, do not hesitate to contact me quickly with your information below: if any delay in your reply will give me the room to find another good person for the same butt (PROJECT) Please make sure that you will act accordingly as Iâ€™m going to instruct you and I'm looking forward to your message along with your information follow:

Name:................................................
Surname:................................................
Date of Birth :..............................
Male or female:.....................
Country :.......................................................
City: .......................................................
Address :............................................................................
Tel-fix:..................................................
Telephone Mobile:...............................................
Private E-mail: ...............................................
Occupation:..........................................

My greetings to you my most sincere and see my photo below to my situation here.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I really count on you.
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Thanks you and GOD bless you and your familyÂ .
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mr HARRISON James
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This message was Write and Send By the nurse of Mr HARRISON James in the hospital

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