419 scam: Miss Isabel Gaye <isabelgaye@yahoo.com.ph> Dear.

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Isabel Gaye <isabelgaye@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: gmp.private@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:07:32 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear.

Dear.

My apologies to you and my intrusion into your privacy.

I ask for help and also go into a business partnership with you, I think you will not abuse the trust that I will throw on you. I Miss Isabel Gaye, 21 years old and I am the only girl that is to say, the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Gaye Sébastien. My late father was in the export and import (a merchant of coffee, cocoa, and rubber) which operated in some African countries in Europe. It is sad that he passed away mysteriously during one of his business trips.

My mother died when I was 6, and since then my father took me so special. Before his death my father left the sum of ($ 11, 500,000) eleven million five hundred thousand dollars in a security company instead.

I just 21 years old with a university degree I do not know what to do. The death of my late father actually brought pain to my life.

Please: I need your help to move money into your country and also help me in any field of investment.

Let me ask her some questions:

1. Can I be trusted?

2. What percentage of the amount that will be good for you?

Look at this and give me an answer as soon as possible.

Thank you.

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