419 scam: kabie elvire <kabie62@outlook.fr> GOOD DAY,

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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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: kabie elvire <kabie62@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: <kabie25@yahoo.com.tw>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:12:22 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY,

GOOD DAY,
COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY.PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING
INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR YOUR
COUNTRY BUSINESS DIRECTORY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR CONTACT
AMONGST OTHER CONTACTS DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE. I AM MISS KABIE
ELVIRE , I AM 23 YEARS WHILE MY YOUNGER BROTHER PETER ELVIRE IS
19 YEARS OUR LATE PARENTS IS CHIEF AND MR. RAYMOND ELVIRE
MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS
DEAL. OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21 ST
OCTOBER 1994, MY FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE
WE ARE MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON MARCH 2013
IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY
CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED
THE SUM OF US$8,500,000 (EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.
WE ARE HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
FROM MISS KABIE ELVIRE

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