419 scam: "Mr.Morris Morgan"<accessbank0778@yahoo.co.jp> Your Very Urgent Attention

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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Morris Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <admin@vanwertcivictheatre.org>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 09:51:17 -0700
Subject: Your Very Urgent Attention

Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency (OCC)
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20219

Good News From the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

I am Mr.Morris Morgan Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Operating Officer United States
Of America (OCC) you can read more about me here:

https://www.occ.treas.gov/about/who-we-are/leadership/biographies/bio-morris-morgan.html

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is an independent bureau within the
United States Department of the Treasury that was established by the National Currency Act
of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and thrift
institutions and the federally licensed branches and agencies of foreign banks in the
United States.

I write to inform you that after so much deliberation with the Federal Reserve System and
the United Nation as regards unsettled debts, lottery and compensation funds, the sum of
$15.5 million has been approved in your favor as result of all unsettled debts,lottery and
compensation funds due to you. We have been trying to reach you to know if this funds has
been remitted to you and am glad we have finally reached you through our Cyber experts and
will ensure you get this funds.

Will advise you reach me with below details so I can guild you on how best to have this
already approved funds transferred to you:

Name: Mr.Morris Morgan
Email: admin@vanwertcivictheatre.org

Thanks.
Mr.Morris Morgan
Senior Deputy Comptroller
and Chief Operating Officer
United States Of America (OCC).

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