419 scam: silvia james <silvia.james10@yahoo.com> From Silvia James.

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "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: silvia james <silvia.james10@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: silviajames112@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 14:10:33 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Silvia James.

>From Silvia James.

Dearest one,

My name is Miss silvia james,I am 21 years old single girl. I lost my parents and my only brother of 14 years to the war in my country Liberia. I am lucky that I was taken to this place by some good sameritans who have families here in Ivory coast. I am staying in a missionary refugee camp for people displaced by the crisis in my country and those from this country's crisis.

I would like to appeal to you confidentialy to assist me concerning my late father's Fund which deposited in the Bank here in Abidjan, he has the sum of eight million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollar(USD$8.700,000) left in fixed deposit account in one of the leading Bank here in Africa. I want to move out from here because the crisis that started here of over one year now is still on and there is no sign that it will be well with the country. Also the condition in this camp is not condusive for me that had life very easy before. Can I trust you to provide your account and a place for me to stay? Can I also trust you to safe keep this fund when it transfered to your account?

If you are willing to help me please indicate in your next mail and let me know so that I can mail to you, the deposite documents to made the uplift of the fund all is here with me. Let me have your private telephone number for more details.

Thanks and God bless you,
Miss silvia james.

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