419 scam: "Michela Peterson"<postmaster@localhost.com> Is me Michela

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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:
- "michelapetersn1986@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "michelapetersn1986@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Michela Peterson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michelapetersn1986@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:37:35 -0000
Subject: Is me Michela

Hej kære,

Mit navn er Fabio, jeg er 25yrs gammel, jeg er en fri minded, åben hearted pige, jeg kan lide at tage livet så let som jeg kunne,
Jeg er en af de få, der stadig tror på venskab, kærlighed, tillid og skilte, er meget enkelt og klar til at blande sig.
var browsing via internettet og kom på tværs af din kontaktperson, vil det være min oprigtige glæde at være din ven, hvis du ikke har noget imod,
Jeg håber du vil ikke tage min anmodning for givet, er du velkommen til at kontakte mig via (michelapetersn1986@ymail.com)
Jeg vil sætte pris på det, hvis du kan sende mig nogle billeder til min private e-mail-adresse, jeg ser frem til at høre fra dig snart.

Michela.

Hello dear,

My name is Michela, i am 25yrs old, i'm a free minded,open hearted girl, i like to take life as easy as i could,
i'm one of the few that still believes in friendship, love, trust and signs, am very much single and ready to mingle.
was browsing through the internet and came across your contact,it will be my sincere pleasure to be your friend if you don't mind,
i hope you will not take my request for granted,feel free to email me through ( michelapetersn1986@ymail.com ),
i will appreciate it if you can send me some pics to my private email address, i look forward to hear from you soon.

Michela.

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