419 scam: From Nora . <admin@hrmci.com> My Dear.

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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:
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: From Nora . <admin@hrmci.com>
Reply-To: norathomasjenni@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:52:27 +0300
Subject: My Dear.

Hello,

I come to announce the good news about my trunk money,I finally arrive in this country to get my trunk money personally. God so merciful, I was able to recover it successfully, but I'm afraid to cross the two border with the luggage into your country. I need you to assist me in order to find solution together to get everything DONE so that we get my 14.5m dolar out of this country to your country for investment purposes. I have another solution thus, When I open the trunk money, I will take 10,000 thousand dollars and send to you via money gram so that you will use it to open a special deposit account in any reputable bank in your country where you will receive the balance. I will give you all and full details on my next mail upon receipt of your acceptance to partner with me in this money transfer. I have resolved to offer you 15% of the $14.5m dollar. Is this solution good?

I Hope to hear from you.

Sincerely,
Nora.

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