419 scam: "janessa.ellis@libero.it" <janessa.ellis@libero.it> Greetings,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ellis.janessa@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "janessa.ellis@libero.it" <janessa.ellis@libero.it>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:14:30 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Greetings,

Greetings,

My name is Miss Janessa Ellis. I am the daughter of late Mr Tagro Ellis. the former Interior minister of Cote dâ€™Ivoire who was assassinated on 11 April 2011 during the ugly incident of the capture of former president Laurent Gbagbo.

During the heat of the crisis in our country, my father instructed me to go into exile and take refuge in Republic of Benin.

He gave me all relevant documents pertaining to a deposit he made in a secure vault. He deposited the sum of two million two hundred thousand dollars only (US$6,200.000.00). When I arrived here in Benin I went to the company holding the deposit and made my claims known. I decided to wait for directives as instructed by my father.
Unfortunately my father died on that fateful day and ever since the new government is bent on punishing all those involved with the old regime.

No one knows about my whereabouts and this deposit. Now that things have died down a bit, I have decided to move the funds abroad and invest them far away from West Africa so that I can go back to school and live a normal life again.

If you are willing to assist me, I will give you details of how to come to meet me in Benin so we can move the funds abroad.
If however you are not willing to help me, please do not expose what I have revealed to you.

Please reply to this email address:(ellis.janessa@yahoo.fr)

Remain blessed,
Miss Janessa Ellis.

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