419 scam: marynelson <marynelson283@yahoo.com> (no subject)

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: marynelson <marynelson283@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: marynelson668@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:13:03 +0100 (BST)
Subject:

>From Mary Nelson Funsua.

My Dear,

Compliment of the day,I am the Mary Nelson Funsua,.... and I
have a business proposal for you which i hope you will find interesting
and if you are willing to be a business partner to assist me to secure
out some amount of funds from my country.

I must confess my agitation is real,And It is on this note that I
contacted you for a partnership, all I needed from you is your full
suport and trust to assist me to secure some amount of funds i
deposited in a fix deposited account with the name of my late father's brother who got a fital accident and passed away a week ago.

I intentionaly deposited the funds with his name to avoid any eyebrow from my Government not to know anything concerning the funds.

If you are interested to handle this transaction (Funds) into a foreign
bank account in any part of the world for further investment:

I'll advice you respond to this proposal for me to forward you more details
concerning myself and of the funds. the said amount is (U.S. $ 5,200.000 )
(Five million two hundred Thousand united states dollars)

I am compensating you with 35% of the total fund as your share immediately
the funds is secured into a foreign account.

Please I do not expose myself to anybody and I believe that you will be able to keep this transaction confidential to avoid the entering Government in my country to know about it.

Kindly mail me back immediately you receive this message for more details.

Your's Sincerely,
Mary Nelson Funsua.

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