419 scam: Paul Morgan <paul.mmorgan9@gmail.com> My Proposal For 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Morgan <paul.mmorgan9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <paul.mmorgan079@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 22:32:41 -0700
Subject: My Proposal For You

Att:,

Thanks for replying to my proposal,

Let me give you brief details of the transaction. My Name is Mr. Paul Morgan. the Chief Operating Officer of Standard Bank of South Africa. I am in need of a reliable foreigner to carry out this important deal.

An account was opened in my bank by one of our customers in the name of MR. SEBASTIANO TUSA an Italian National from Italy who made a fixed deposit of $11,500,000.00 (Eleven Million, five hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) and never show up again, I later discovered that he died in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plane crash that occurred in Bishoftu town in Ethiopia on the 10th of March 2019 and below is a link for your view.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/10/seven-britons-were-on-ethiopian-airlines-plane-that-crashed

Now I want to present a foreigner as next of kin to late SEBASTIANO so we can make the claim and you can contact me if you are interested so I can give you more detailed information about this transaction. Please include your private phone numbers for a voice talk and reply to me through this email.

The sharing of the money will be shared in the ratio of 50% for me, 40% for you and 10% to cover our expenses after the deal.

Thanks.

Mr. Paul Morgan.

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