419 scam: "Dr. Ben Morgan"<dr.benmorgan@yahoo.com> INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

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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.
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.
- morganben306@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Ben Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <morganben306@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 01:56:06 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

I am Ben Morgan, the Venezuela former representative to OPEC; I intend to introduce a profitable but classified monetary transaction to you.

However, I may not be disclosing all details to you for now until we agree on terms. Though I am in need of your assistance, it is also very imperative for me to be sure that I can trust you with the details. You have to assure me that you can be a good confidant.

Nevertheless I have the confident that you've got capacity to handle this transaction, which is more reason why I contacted you. The total sum is US$25million currently deposited in a finance company. I need your assistance to relocate and invest this money since I cannot claim it directly by myself do to my present position as a public servant, and the code of conduct bureau proscribe me from owning such amount of money. It is on this basis that I am contacting you for assistance, though I am still apprehensive as to what your reaction could be, so I will not disclose all details to you until we agree on terms like I said. But be sure that the fund has nothing to do with drugs or terrorist and all dealing will be done lawfully. Upon receipt of your reply, based on your comments I will disclose more detail of the fund to you and also let you know what percentage I intend to offer you including the process.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me via my private Email: (morganben306@yahoo.com).

Your prompt response is highly imperative.

Yours sincerely,
Ben Morgan

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