419 scam: alexandra sodom <alexandrasodom92@gmail.com> can you help me???

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "consignment " (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.
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.
- alexandrasodom@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: alexandra sodom <alexandrasodom92@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:26:27 -0700
Subject: can you help me???

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Dear Sir/Madam

This message might come to you as a surprise. However, it all just my
urgent need for a foreign partner,My name alexandra sodom , 18 years old
originated from ukraine.I decide to contact you,I really want you to be my
foreign beneficiary that will help me invest my fund in profitable business
in your country so that i can continue with my education and live a better
life with you,

i lost My family in the on going crisis, and before my father die he
deposited one consignment box to a security company in Accra Ghana,

My father was a business man and a minister to the government of ukraine
before he die After the burial of my father, my uncle conspired and sold
my father's properties to a Chinese Expatriate,

left with 1 consignment box containing 12.5 million u s dollars deposited
in a security company in Accra GHANA,living me as the next of kin to the
funds i still have all the needed document for the claim with me.

i am contacting you as my foreign beneficiary which will help me claim the
fund from the security company,

and invest the funds in good and profitable business there in your country,

so that i can live a good life and continue with my education ,
i am ready to give you %30 of my money,i want you to help me claim the box
from the security company,

and after that you will send for my visa or invitation letter to come over
to continue my education there in your country please sir i beg you in the
name of God to receive my money from the company i don't have any one in
this country Accra GHANA.

i have to move out of my country because my father brothers are after my
life because they want to collect the document that was use to deposit 2
boxes of Diamond to an insurance company in Accra GHANA,

and right now i am in refugee camp in Accra GHANA,Please indicate your
willingness by sending the below information for more clarification and
easy communication, and now i ran out from the camp to an hotel for safety.

(1) Your Full Name............
(2) Your Age...............
(3) Your Sex....................
(4) Your Occupation...............
(5) Your Country Name.............
(6) Your Contact Address.............
(7) Your Tel and Fax................
(8) Your Alternative Email .......

contact me at alexandrasodom@yahoo.com

Trusting to hear from you immediate Thanks & best regard

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