419 scam: james george <j.george033@outlook.com> GREETING 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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",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)
- "you will be given 30%" (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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "mr.jamesgeorge@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "mr.jamesgeorge@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: james george <j.george033@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <mr.jamesgeorge@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:33:35 +0000
Subject: GREETING TO YOU.

GREETING TO YOUR FAMILY!

I hope you will not be embarrassed receiving this mail as we have not had previous correspondences on this. I got your email address through your country business directory.

I am Mr. James George the Auditor General of one of the prime banks here in Ghana, during the course of our auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank and nobody has operated on this account again, after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account died without NO BENEFICIARY attached to it. Definitely, This Fund will be confiscated by our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS if it remains dormant for a period of time without any claims.

The owner of this account is Late Mr. Josh Scott Smith, a foreigner, and an industrialist, and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that Mr. Josh Scott Smith until his death was the manager Scott Diamond Safari [pty]. GH and CEO of Scott Automobiletechnik. We will start the first transfer with six million [$6, 000,000.00] upon successful transaction without any disappoint from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount to your account
The amount involved is (US$56 MILLION) Fifty Six Million United States Dollars only. I want to first transfer $6,000,000.00 [six Million United States Dollar] from this money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest.

I want us to meet face to face to build confidence and to sign a binding agreement that will bind us together before transferring the money to any account of your choice where the fund will be safe.

If you are willing to cooperate in this project, I will give you more details immediately as soon as I hear from you. Please note that you are required to keep very confidential. I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 70% will be for me and key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business. desperately waiting for your urgent response, if you think we can work together contact me through my private email: - (mr.jamesgeorge@outlook.com)

I look forward to your earliest reply,

Best Regards,
Mr. James George
Email: mr.jamesgeorge@outlook.com

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