419 scam: ELVIRA ANTOLIHAO <elvira.antolihao@btinternet.com> Hello 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:
- "a security company " (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. )
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: ELVIRA ANTOLIHAO <elvira.antolihao@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: elviraantolihao1111@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 05:12:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,
My Name is Elvira Antolihao, the wife of Mr. Rolando Antolihao, Village coordinator for a political party, Bayan Muna (People First). Who was recently killed in the Philippine by two gunmen on 10 November 2008 .
Well during the threat on my late husband life, he gave me the total sum of 15million dollars for the up keeping/future of our children and asks me to put it in a metallic box and deposit it in a security and finance company in abroad just in case anything ever happen to him.
I did deposit the sum under a secret arrangement as a family treasure. This means that the security company does not know the content of this metallic box.
Since the death of my late husband, the Philippine government has blocked I and my late husband accounts through the helps of my late husband family. And Also my late husband brothers has succeeded in collecting from me all our landed assets that is under my control and they are still looking for more.

I am contacting you because I want you to help me in securing this sum I deposited in a security company for the future of my children before my late husband family sees the deposit document and start going for it. Since they have made it impossible for me to move out of my late husband house for now.

Please do tell me if i can trust you as who will not sit on this sum when you claim it. As am willing to give you 15% of the total sum after you have successfully secured the box, for your kind assistance to me. And for safety reasons i will close my profile on this site so write me at: (...............................)
Best regards
Mrs. Elvira Antolihao

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