419 scam: "Mrs.Angela P. Anderson" <mp.anderson

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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:
- "liberia" (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: "Mrs.Angela P. Anderson" <mp.anderson_11@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mp.anderson79@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 21:36:28 +0000
Subject: Hello

Dear Sir,

I and my son want to invest in your country. Anyway, my name is Mrs.Angela P. Anderson from Liberia presently staying in Estonia.Already, I have gone through your profile, and I considered you to be credible and competent enough to handle a big project of this nature, which is the reason why I decided to contact you.

Personally, I would like to go into business partnership with you, so that you can assist me to invest and manage my fund there in your country.
The only thing I am considering is the tax, I don't know how much tax the Government of your country will take from the funds that I want to invest in your company and I don't know if there will be any other requirements from us.

I and my son intend to invest jointly with you. The purpose of this mail is to open up communication with you to enable us know each other as regards to our plan to invest our money properly with you. God bless you as we will be looking forward to hear from you urgently.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Angela P. Anderson

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