419 scam: "MR. DAVID MORGAN" <james.nzem@gmail.com> GREETINGS!

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. DAVID MORGAN" <james.nzem@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidmorgan884@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:43:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GREETINGS!

Dearest,
I am Mr, David Morgan., the personal secretary to the late Dr.Levi Ajuonuma, the group public affair division of the Nigeria National petroleum corporation (NNPC). The late Dr. Levi Ajuonuma flew the ill-fated Dana airline which was letter crashed on Sunday being the 3rd of June 2012 and killed all the 153 passengers on board including the late Dr. Levi Ajuonuma. See details for your prior verification.
http://ladunliadi.blogspot.com/2012/06/levi-ajuonuma-dies-in-dana-air-plane.html
Before his death , there was the sum of five million us dollar ($5,000,000) in our office, which my late boss had so far handed over to me to transfer into his personal bank account in Canada for personal uses as he was approaching retirement era. Indeed, the fund was part of the NNPC over subsidized sales which was not submitted to the NNPC ACCOUNT.
Please, I want you to assist me in carrying the transfer of the said fund into your designated bank account on mutual bases and on profitability motive to invest into your country and to have a foundation in the memory of the late Dr. Levi Ajuonuma. The total is in my custody and it is to be shared as merited 60% for me and 30% goes to you which the remaining 10% will be for the expenses incurred during the transfer. Note that I am the only one that knows of this and I have every documentation for legal backing.
Hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Your Faithfully,
Mr, David Morgan.

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