419 scam: "Ms.Catherine Cain" <salacummba10@yahoo.co.jp> Dear Friend,I am Ms.Cathy, please reply.

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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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found 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: "Ms.Catherine Cain" <salacummba10@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: misscatherine_cain@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:29:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend,I am Ms.Cathy, please reply.

Dear Friend,I am Ms.Cathy, please reply.

My names are Ms. Catherine Cain, the only daughter of late Mr. Johnson Cain whom was a top politician and a wealthy cocoa exporter before he was poisoned to death by his wicked brother's, I am 23 years old from Ivory Coast, Honestly it will be my humble pleasure for you to assist me in respect of my inheritance fund release to your country as my foreign partner.

Before my late father past away in a private hospital here in Abidjan, Capital city of Ivory Coast, he had a private talk with me but I never knew he was going to die and he asked me to check his brief case and I will see a documents of a deposit of (USD $10.5 Million Dollars) Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar which he deposited in my name as his only daughter and the beneficiary of the deposit and he advice me to go away from the family house before they will harm me in their dubious act just because of material things which is money.

My plans are to come over to your country after the transfer of my inheritance fund to your care as my foreign partner. And I want you to help me for the fund transfer to your country where it will be used for investment and continual of my studies in your country and I will be willing to compensate you with 40% of the total money if you will honestly help me secure this fund.

Please reply me back for more details. May God bless you and your family.

Yours sincerely.

Ms. Catherine Cain.

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