419 scam: Alelu Tuason Ignacio Arroyo <arroyorizza1974@gmail.com> Please forgive me if this proposal offends your moral ethics

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer into your account" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Alelu Tuason Ignacio Arroyo <arroyorizza1974@gmail.com>
Reply-To:
Alelu Tuason Ignacio Arroyo <alelutuason_ignacioarroyo2015@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 14:46:02 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Please forgive me if this proposal offends your moral ethics

Â Greetings my dear friend,

Surely, I know you will be surprise receiving this letter from me and transaction of this magnitude will make any one get worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day because this is a great favor from Father Almighty to you. With due respect, let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. I am ALELU TUASON IGNACIO ARROYO from the Philippines surviving daughter of Former Philippine Congressman representing Negros Occidental late. TUASON IGNACIO ARROYO, Jr who died on January 26, 2012 though my late father lived a beautiful life. He was a good man.

My late father had special love for me, I inherited a total of $ 8.4 million U.S dollars from my late father. The money was deposited with a bank in Europe, precisely Madrid - Spain. I am the only one who knows about the existence of this fund as the Next of Kin to this deposit.

The main reason am sending you this email is because of the way i found you and perhaps trustworthy to give you this opportunity to help me claim the money from the bank as my late father's business partner, for onward transfer into your account for the purpose of future investment, so that i can continue my eduction in your country.

We shall discuss your percentage soon before we proceed. As soon as i hear from you, in my next email i will send you my picture, more information and also the Authorization document to contact the bank which is the deposit document that was signed and issued from the bank on the very day the money was deposited with the bank.
Please forgive me if this proposal offend your moral ethics. I thank you so much in advance for your kind understanding to help, as i look forward to hear from you soon.

All the best,
Alelu Tuason

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