419 scam: Blaisse Miss aisha <missaisha011@yahoo.com.vn> 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "lome togo" (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: Blaisse Miss aisha <missaisha011@yahoo.com.vn>
Reply-To: missaisha17yearold@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:09:18 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hello

Hello From Aisha,

I am Miss Aisha I am writing to seek your
partnership and assistance to help me transfer my funds the sum of
Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 15.5M Dollars that I
inherited from my late father, here in Lome Togo.

I will like to
transfer the funds to you in your country for investments and
continuation of my studies in your country,i am just 17 years of age and
i do not really know what to do and i want an account overseas where i
can transfer this funds this is because i have suffered a lot of set
backs.the death of my father has really brought sorrow to my life and my
both parents are dead ,my mother died when i was a year old.

I await your urgent response with your full name,address and telephone number to give you more details.

Thank you,

Miss Aisha Blaisse.

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