419 scam: "LARRY GRAHAMS"<larrygrahams@att.net> DEAR PARTNER

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "the consignment" (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: "LARRY GRAHAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tradeglobal20@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:14:58 +0100
Subject: DEAR PARTNER

Attn: Dear Partner

I got your response to my preposition; I am so delighted to Informed you that the Consignment’s in question is currently in the UN Cooperate fiduciary agent office in U.S.

Upon your respond to this message i will put together a special arrangement to have the Consignment’s deliver to you directly in your door step with the same help of the UN diplomat.

As you may understand I will have to make arrangements for this, after I might have concluded with the change of the title of ownership to your name, or have the delivery officer deliver the Consignment’s to you.

However, i will furnish you with the preview of the Consignment’s for your perusal view for you to be aware of what you are going to received from the Cooperate fiduciary agent delivery officer, in response to this message you will be require to reconfirm your current home address, contact details telephone number and your fax if any

Furthermore, as proposed the shearing, 30%, for you, while 10% is mapped out for any expenses that might be incur during the process of this transaction, while 60% will be for me, I hope you will not betrayed my trust when the Consignment’s is successfully deliver to you ?.

Anyway, I shall reach an agreement with you as we proceed to be fully sign by you and I, for security reason, please i would appreciate private communications with you. Upon the conclusion of this transaction I will come over to meet with you for the shearing and for Investment purposes.

Looking forward to hearing from you very soonest to expedite action.
I am also going to send you my international passport as soon as i am satisfied with your willingness to work with me.

Yours Sincerely,
Larry Grahams Leung

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