419 scam: "Dr Chris King" <info@lee.com> Dear Friend

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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:

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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- rosesmary17@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Chris King" <info@lee.com>
Reply-To: rosesmary18@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 09:08:44 -0200
Subject: Dear Friend

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Dear Friend ,

Please accept my apology for not contacting you earlier before now due to
my tight schedules.I did not forgot your past effort and attempts to
assist me, now I'm happy to inform you that i have succeeded in getting
those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Japan.

Meanwhile,I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
that process despite that it failed us at that time, due to no trust.Now,I
want you to contact my secretary,her name is Miss.ROSE MARY SHOLM and her
email address is (rosesmary17@gmail.com) Arrange with her on how the total
sum of (50,000.00usd) will reach you safely which i have already kept for
your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in
this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.Please send the below
information to has to enable has get back to you immediately.

1,Your Full Name..........

2,Delivery address.........

3,phone number...........

4,email address...........

Regard From,

Dr Chris King

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