419 scam: " Phally"<p.meaker@yahoo.com> Greetings to you:

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: " Phally" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <phallymeaker@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 01:49:50 +0700
Subject: Greetings to you:

Dear Sir/madam,

I am Mr.Meaker Phally, the chief auditor in bank of Asia,in south east Asia (Cambodia)I have the opportunity to present you as the beneficiary to US$56,000,000.00 belonging to my deceased client (Julius Ricado) a national of Russia who was assassinated early last year leaving no close relative or next of kin to inherit the funds.
Before his death, he had an oil refining project that was worth US$78,000,000.00 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He only managed to execute part of the project before his untimely death which in the value of an approximate sum of US$22,000,000.00. I have all the legal documents to prove what I am saying; I shall present to you all related documents for review after we have secured our cooperation agreement. There is still a total of US$56,000,000.00 that has not been utilized yet. This is where I need your partnership to stand in as the Next of Kin and partner to my deceased client so that we can receive the funds and share it between us.

I have made personal investigations and discovered none of his family members knew about this investment because he was planning on filling in for a termination of his marriage which only produced a 24 year old female imbecile. I want you to think positively about this business deal that I am introducing to you and the benefits attached to it as well.
This is totally safe because I have the powers to present his next of kin before the probate with concrete documents that proves eligibility of Next of kinship. The documents will be obtained and processed within 5 working days upon your acceptance to partner with me. And I will personally present you as an investment partner to my deceased client.

In my next email I will give you more details about the present location of the funds and how I intend to share the funds between us after we must have received the funds.
Let me know if you are willing to work with me on this through your response.

I wait to hear from you soon. please reply here
Regards
Meaker

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