419 scam: "Mr. Blair Morrison"<mrblairmorrison1011@gmail.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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Blair Morrison" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrblairmorrison10@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 01:32:07 -0000
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU,

GOOD DAY TO YOU,

We are writing to know if it's true that you are DEAD. Because we received a notification from one MR.Joseph of USA stating that you are DEAD and that you have given him the right to claim your $ 1.5 United States Dollar fund, Here is the account information,s he provide Account Name Joseph , Account No# 4264449103.... Swift code is: NRTHUS33XXX,,,, and stated your fund should be transferred to him, He said you died in a CAR accident, He has been calling us regarding this issue, but we cannot proceed with him until we confirm this by not hearing from you after three working days. Be advised that we have made all arrangements for you to receive and confirm your fund without any more stress, and without any further delays. Fill this information. Full Name............Direct Telephone Number.............. Physical Address……….

YOUR JOY AND SUCCESS REMAINS OUR GOAL.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Blair Morrison
Head of Committee

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