419 scam: "Doris Macfoy (Mrs)"<johnbuertey001@zing.vn> BUSINESS OFFER FOR YOUR DOORSTEP

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Doris Macfoy (Mrs)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnbuertey1952@zing.vn>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:44:52 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS OFFER FOR YOUR DOORSTEP

Dear Future Partner,

It is my wish to select you among Billions of People around the World for a Profit Oriented Business Transaction that will better our lives if properly handled.

I am the Branch Manager of a Reputable Bank here in the Capital City of Accra-Ghana, West Africa.I have used my position to discover a Lump Sum of Money totaling US$63.9million that has not been operated by the Beneficiary cum Account Owner for the past 7 years till date in my Branch. However, my Private Investigations revealed that the Account Owner have passed away leaving no Legalized Will as to who shall become the Next of Kin/Inheritor of the said funds.Therefore,anybody from any part of the World can become the Inheritor/Next of Kin as the case may be. If you are seriously interested, I can make you the Next of Kin cum the Inheritor of the aforementioned funds whereby the funds could be claimed by you with a sharing Ratio of 50:50. Send me your Direct Telephone Numbers for Discussion of this offer in Full Details.

Yours Sincerely,

Doris Macfoy (Mrs)

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