419 scam: "David Ellis" <davidellis.2488@bellsouth.net> Hello.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "David Ellis" <davidellis.2488@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: davidellis.2488@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:14:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello.

Hello.

Permit me to solicit for your assistance to invest in your Country. I have
been searching for anAdvanced/developing country with economic and
political stability to invest in.I wish you will be of a great assistance
to me considering your position and status in Work/Business.However, I
will keep further detail personal till when I read from you. I wish my
dream to invest in your Country will be a successful one I do expect to
read from you as soon as possible. I will greatly appreciate

If you accept my proposal in good faith with the following information,
your complete name address, age, occupation, marital status, tell/fax
number when I receive these information, we shall discuss on how you will
communicate directly with the Finance firm where the money to be used for
the investment was deposited on my behalf to know the best way to transfer
this money to your possession.
Yours Sincerely
Dvaid Ellis

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