419 scam: "Mr Frank Morgan"<morganfrank81@hotmail.com> Good day 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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Frank Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <morganfrank614@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 08:39:59 -0800
Subject: Good day to you

Dear Friend,

With respect and humility, I decided to send this proposal to you, this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor it against your Will.

My Name is Mr Frank Morgan, I'm an American Citizen, 81 years old suffering from cancer.I was told by my doctor that I only have about a month to be alive which is why I have decided to take this drastic step to bring forth this proposal to anyone one with sincere heart, and integrity who will carry out my request without being tempted to do the otherwise.

I just discovered that the investments I made in Asia many years ago has yielded a huge amount of money over the years, which has been dormant in an account with one of the local banks there in Malaysia. I will withhold the name of the bank for security reasons until you show a honest interest in my proposal.

Definitely, this fund will be confiscated by the Malaysian BANKING CODE OF ETHICS if it remains dormant for period of 1 more year without any claims. In this regard, I earnestly need your full cooperation in transferring this dormant fund out of the bank to avoid government remitting this fund for governmental use and Definitely it will be pocketed by corrupt top officials under disguise of ghost project.

I surrendered all my businesses and properties legally to my Children since 5 years ago that I have had this illness and I can tell you solemnly that I am not pleased with their management of my business empire which I left for them to expand. They do not follow my instructions anymore, they never donate to charity like I used to do, they have been living a very worldly life with the fortune I left for them. They control a business venture worth more than 100 million dollars, I have no say to anything that goes on with it and they have left me here in the hospital with very tight restrictions.

I seek a humble, good spirited person, who will be willing to claim the funds from Malaysia for me. I have a local lawyer there who will solicit for this claims for us if you will be willing to do this for me at your own free will. I still possess all the necessary documents needed to legally claim the money. I will endorse a power of attorney with the service of the law court their in Malaysia which will empower you to claim this money on my behalf.

I will request that you split the money to different charity organizations around the world. I will personally write and sign that you take 30% of the total money after you have received the funds in your bank account or however it will be transferred to you. This proposal will cost you nothing, all I need is your Time, Honesty and Trust. If my children ever find out about this money, they will claim it faster before my consent and they will use the money like they have been doing to the rest. I want to use this opportunity to reach out to the very needy as I know I might not live to share what I have with them anymore after this.

I advise that you keep this as a top secret between you and I. If you are interested to accept my proposal, kindly contact me back via email. I will introduce you to the local lawyer in Malaysia whom you will work with in securing the entire funds. Kindly disregard this message if you are not interested or if you feel leery about this letter.

Thank you for your attention.

Frank Morgan.

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