419 scam: "Morgan Freeman"<Mor.freeman@yahoo.com> Bitte beachten Sie dies, um sich dringend

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- morgan.frman@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Morgan Freeman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Morgan.frmann@mail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 04:02:54 +0200
Subject: Bitte beachten Sie dies, um sich dringend

Dear Friend,
Pardon my intrusion; my name is Lieutenant Morgan Freeman, presently I'm
on active duty in Iraq. Please, I have an obscured business proposal that
will be of mutual benefit to both of us.
Few weeks ago, my colleagues and I intercepted a radical ISIL courier
transporting artifacts belonging removed from historic monuments and a sum
total of €6,4million dollars.

Both the Artifacts and the Funds have since been transported out Iraq to
through our diplomatic connections to one the European countries and the
treasures and funds are presently deposited in the security company with a
confidential identification.

Presently, we are looking for a partner who is able to receive the deposit
and also finds buyers to the artifacts which we think are able hundreds of years
ago.

If you have handle this operation, reply me back with your details bellow.

Full names:

Phone number:

Current residential address:

please send the above information to my private Email : morgan.frman@yahoo.com

Regards

Morgan Freeman

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam