419 scam: "Marista Mandela"<marristamandela@Safe-mail.net> Reply

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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: "Marista Mandela" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maristamandela@Safe-mail.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 06:05:14 -0700
Subject: Reply

Hi,

I hope my email meets you in good health.my name is Marista Mandela,a banker from Johannesburg Southafrica.I got your contact as a reliable personality.With your permission sir,I want to use your name to secure the urgent release of the total sum of $15m safely and legally from a prime bank in South Africa to your personal/cooperate bank account in bits withing 5 working days with your full cooperation.all i need from you is your full cooperation/ honesty and most importantly adhering to my instructions once this investment fund is being deposited into your account.your commission will be 20% of the total investment fund.Once you accept my proposal,please reconfirm your full names, physical address with contact telephone numbers to me for immediate processing and release of this said fund to you in person or to your company/personal bank account.

You will know more details on hearing from you in confidence.

Thank you for your cooperation in advance.

Regards,
Mr Marista Mandela.

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