419 scam: "David Crawford"<info@lee.com> My name is Mr. David Crawford

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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:
- "million us 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.
- rmr.crawforddavid@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "David Crawford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.crawforddavid@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:54:15 -0600
Subject: My name is Mr. David Crawford

Hello, Friend

Am so sorry to infringe on your privacy, this message might come as a surprise to you but i assure you that after taking your time to read this email carefully you will understand my intention.

My name is Mr. David Crawford; I am working with the Dana Petroleum Plc.

I am looking for a prospective business partner in your country, with good investment project plans (Eg Real Estate, Construction, Engineering, Energy, Trading, Hotel, Schools or any other lucrative business ventures).

This has relatively made me very busy as i am supervising the oil field contracts, and also supervising some of the oil exploration contracts at the North Sea. In the events of these, i got involved in a crude oil supply deal which promised huge returns, and you are invited to an Investment in partnership with US worth of Mutual Interest of $57Million US Dollars.

I need to know if you will be able to handle a business transaction involving such huge amount of funds, after which i will go into details to explicate the simple details of realizing the objectives without delay.

I wait for your immediate response as soon as you confirm this mail.

Regards,

Mr. David Crawford

My private email: rmr.crawforddavid@gmail.com

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