419 scam: lora abdul <mellenshovic@hotmail.com> Hello 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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "i got your email address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: lora abdul <mellenshovic@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: loraabdul02@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:22:39 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello Dearest

With Due Respect And Humanity,Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a mail Directory and decided to mail you, well for the permission to go ahead.

am mis lora Abdul 24 year single never married but age doesn't matter in a real relationship, so i am comfortable with your age, i from ( Liberia ) and presently i am residing in the refugee camp here in Abidjan. as a result of the civil war in my country, please don't be discouraged for hearing this to me, i am the only daughter of ( Dr Late Fedinard Abdul)

My late father Dr Fedinard Abdul, was chairman managing director FERDINARD INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD, in Monrovia,And he is also the personal advice to the former head of state before the the war)so one early morning the rebels attacked our house and killed my mother and my father. It's only me that is alive now so i managed to make my way to a near by country cote d'ivoire where i'm leaving now as a refuge.but All through the days before the death of my father he revealed to me about some money he deposited for the Bank In (United Kindom) with my name for security reasons. amount ($3.800.000.Million) (three Million eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars)which he use my name as a next of kin to the money please listen to this i have death certificate and deposite certificate of my father here which i will like to send to you latter,i am

unable to take the money because of my refugee statue over here in cote d'ivoire .I will like you to assist me get back this money,when the transferred is done into your account, you will take out little out of the total money and send to me, this will be used for my traveling documents and ticket to come to your country mean while you will have 25% of the total money for helping me transferring the money to your account, i have maped out 10% of the total money for any expenses that may occure during the transfer, so i don't need your money all i need is your help, love and careing to enable me get back my right.i kept this secret because i don't want to be hurt in anyway,

Please keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life or the money My favorite language is English.mean while as soon as i here your positive respond we can then proceed further.Have a nice day and think about my request, I will be waiting to hear from you soonest.

Yours in love,

Miss lora

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