419 scam: EVELYNE DEANE TAPETA <andreadavighi@alice.it> for God's sake

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: EVELYNE DEANE TAPETA <andreadavighi@alice.it>
Reply-To: edeanetapeta@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 08:40:43 +0100 (CET)
Subject: for God's sake

Hello
My name is EVELYNE DEANE TAPETA, born February 24, 1968 and I am French. I will contact you because I would like to make one very important thing. This seem a bit suspect really true you do not know me and I do not know you. At the time, I sure hope this will retain your heart. I blow with an incurable disease, a cancer that is terminally, my doctor has just informed me that my days are numbered because of my health status gradient. According to what the doctor has confirmed to me after different analyses, the cancer is very advanced. I have this disease for more than 4 years. I took you to this effect to accept my donation. I own the Dollars 2,025,000 (two million twenty five thousand Dollars) sum which is nothing else than the rest of my fortune. I ask you to accept this sum because it could well you are very useful and this without asking anything in return.I feel very bad from day to day and every day that passes, more and more I enough fear in me. I almost can't condone the nights as in days. I can not die without having donated the money, otherwise I think it would be a mess. I nevertheless took you to answer me if accept you my donation. Please answer me directly at the e-mail address:edeanetapeta@ymail.com
That God is with you.
edeanetapeta@ymail.com

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