419 scam: "Mr. Emile"<mrmiles2010@emi.biz> ATTN: Read With Absolute Seriousness

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- meles2010@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Emile" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrmiles2010@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:00:33 +0200
Subject: ATTN: Read With Absolute Seriousness

I am Mr. Emile Leslie, I represent a top known figure in the United States, I have a very sensitive and private brief from her to ask for your partnership to re-profile funds over $25, 000, 000.00 USD. I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via a Financial Institution in Europe. This is a legitimate transaction but desire the highest CONFIDENTIALITY.

You will be paid 40% of this fund for your proposed "MANAGEMENT FEES", to assist her re-profile these funds appropriately to a new investment location in your Country "IF" I am able to reach terms with you. If you are interested, please write back immediately and I will provide further details. Please keep this brief close to your chest as much as possible; we can not afford any problems with the United States Government and its allies as a result of the re-profiling of THESE FUNDS.

Write me back immediately via this email address: meles2010@mail.ru, as I look forward to it.

In Confidence,
Mr. Leslie.

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