419 scam: "LADY SALLY"<sallyevah@yahoo.fr> YOUR LADY SALLY

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "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: "LADY SALLY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sallyevah@voila.fr>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 02:09:21 +0100
Subject: YOUR LADY SALLY

From:Lady Sally Evah
Abidjan-Cote d'ivoire.

Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

My dear,

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise. I work
with a Bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. I Hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.

I need your co-operation in transferring some amount of money which is presently in my bank and under my control as the account officer of late account holder(Name withheld).
All the plans on how to move the funds is already perfected with my banking ideas, since I work in the bank. The transaction will be legalized as soon as you indicate your interest. There is no risk involved .

Even if you think it is not right,but the members of the executive board of my bank will end up sharing the funds among themselves as an unclaimed fund and tell us that the money will been sent to national treasury /government reserve.
I believe we can actually use part of this fund to support the down trodden/charity and also support our families in this time of economic meltdown.

At the end of the transaction, you will get 40% share of the total sum.If this is ok by you, I will need your full names, full address, and private telephone number. Your bank account detail are not need, for your security, I shall use my banking Ideas to ensure the money is moved out of here safely to you.

But my bank must not trace my communication with you during or after the transfer of the fund because I will like to continue my work.All you need to do is follow my instruction and we shall achieve success in a shortest time than you can imagine.After the transfer of the fund, I will forward an account where you will transfer my share.

Please get back to me if you have a genuine interest and we will start immediately.

Yours,
Lady Sally Evah

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