419 scam: Mrs Edna Johnson <edna.johnson3@btinternet.com> From Mrs Edna.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Edna Johnson <edna.johnson3@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: ednajohnson9@yahoo.cn
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 11:51:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mrs Edna.

>From Mrs Edna.

My Dear,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which my son Collins and i,intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confidence in other to succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of ($6,000,000.00) million U.S dollars which my late Husband kept for us in a Bank here in Abidjan before he was assassinated by unknown persons.Now my son and i have

decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside this country due to political crises going on in this country. We want you to

help us claim and retrieve the funds from the Bank and bring it to your

country for investment purposes on any of these areas:

1). Telecommunication

2). Transport industry

3). Four star hotel If you can be of assistance to us we

will be pleased to offer to you 15% Of the total fund as your own share. I

await your soonest response Respectfully yours,

Mrs. Edna Johnson.

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