419 scam: GRACE RICHARD <grace.richard@btinternet.com> From Miss Grace Richard.

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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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: GRACE RICHARD <grace.richard@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: missgrace_richard5@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 10:56:15 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Miss Grace Richard.

>From Miss Grace Richard.

I am Miss Grace Richard, It is My pleasure writing this mail to you. I felt
impressed to contact you for help.I have ($12.5 Million USD) I honourably Inherit from my late father, which my late father Mr Kelvin Richard deposited with a Bank here in Ivory Coast.

Now I have decided to invest the money in a foreign Buisness, and i wantyou to assist me get the found as soon as you receive the fund i willthen come over to your country for proper investment with my own share of the fund, since i am still a young girl and i don't have any buisness ideal.

I have been given 21 working days by the Bank for the collection of the deposited funds before it will be confiscated. I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter, i don't want anything that will jopadize my inheritance I am just 21 years old and a University undergraduate and really don't know what to do. I want you to be my foreign partner, The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. My Dear, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards..

Your suggestions and ideals will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions.
1. Can you honestly help me?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. I am willing to offer you 15% of the total fund and 5% will be for any expensis that mighty occure during the cause of this transaction.

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
May the almighty God bless you,
Yours faithfully.
Miss Grace Richard

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