419 scam: naomi malakasa <naomimalakasa3@att.net> From Mrs Naomi Malakasa.

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "hundred thousand us 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: naomi malakasa <naomimalakasa3@att.net>
Reply-To: naomimalakasa@cantv.net
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:42:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mrs Naomi Malakasa.

>From Mrs Naomi Malakasa.

May God's undeserved kindness be upon you, AMEN.

Please however strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not meet personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit. However, this is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.

I am Mrs. Naomi Malakasa, a South African citizen; I am a 64 year old barren woman. I am a new Christian convert, recently I was diagnosed with cancer of the liver which totally injured all my body and refused all forms of medication.

According to my doctor report, my condition is very critical that I might not survive. Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital here in Ivory Coast where I have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs.I have since lost my ability to talk and hear well and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.

Please I am contacting you to seek your good assistance and to let you know that I have decided to set up a foundation for charitable work in your country through you with this amount $4,500,000.00 (four Million five hundred thousand US Dollars) which I inherited from my late husband. The fund is deposited in a security company as a family valuable Items.
Meanwhile the security company does not know the real contents to be money it is just you and I that knows the real contents and the doucments are intact with me.

I have prayed concerning this donation for Gods guidance, and if in your heart you genuinely and faithfully desire to use this fund for the propagation of God's work in any form whether for orphanage home, schools, supporting destitute children and women, Church planting, evangelism or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the glory of God, I will like you to pray concerning this divine assignment and get in touch with me immediately through email for further directives on how you will get in touch with the security company.

I know quite well that this assignment will disengage you from your personal activities; therefore I have mapped out 20% of the total sum for you as your commission for the assignment, while 80% will be used for charitable works.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and I hope to hear from you as soon as possible,

Thanks and God bless you.

Mrs. Naomi Malakasa.

NB, I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development

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