419 scam: "Mme. Leanna Ntali" <julietavanegasid@yahoo.co.jp> Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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: "Mme. Leanna Ntali" <julietavanegasid@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mme. Leanna Ntali" <ntalileanne@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 21:21:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

How are you today?. Well it is a pleasure to contact you on this regard and I pray that this will turn out to be ever lasting relationship for both of us. However it's just my urgent need for a Foreign partner that made me to contact you for this Transaction, I am Mrs. Leanna Ntali, an Accountant working Under the Department of Accounting at Ecobank Abidjan CÃ´te d'Ivoire. An account was opened in our bank in 2002 and till now, no operation is performed.

I have the opportunity of transferring the left over fund (2,400,000.00 â‚¬) Two Millon Four Hundred Thousand Euro of one of my Bank client who died at the country Cote d'Ivoire called Mr. Mike Â J. Patrick by name and unfortunately the customer died with his wife and children in the Egyptian airways flight mishap of 2003.

I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as my foreign partner, 50% for me while 10% is for establishing of foundation for the less privilleges in your country. If you are really interested in my proposal further details of the Transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your willingness mail for successful transfer.Â

Sincerely,

Mrs. Leanna Ntali.

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