419 scam: Inna Ivanovan <innai2@outlook.com> Good Day My Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "time is not on my side" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Inna Ivanovan <innai2@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <innai1@mynet.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 23:54:00 +0100
Subject: Good Day My Dear Friend,

Good Day My Dear Friend,

Please
do condone me for invading your privacy through this medium, but Please
do not look this as a surprise because I prayed seriously before my
spirit directed me to you, I 'm a Cancer patient and has been laying in
this hospital for over 4 Months and my Doctor says that I will not
survive this Sickness that I have just little time to live, so please, I
want to WILL/DONATING Our fund 21,000,000 DOLLARS (TWENTY ONE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) to you as my spirit direct me, you use it to
set up a Foundation to help the less Privileged, the Widows, the
orphans and the physically challenged and Motherless Babies in your
Country.

Please would you be very sincere and honest to do this
Charity job for me? To Build a Motherless Babies Home on my name in your
Country? Although I do not know you in person but I called this DIVINE
CONNECTION.

If
really you will be Sincere and Honest please contact me quickly with
your Email address and Telephone number, note that time is not on my
side, so reply speedily to my email address.

Awaiting your reply

Mrs. Inna Ivanovan

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