419 scam: "Mrs Vivian Saleh"<dhensley@blaircompositesllc.com> I APPRECIATE YOUR PAST EFFORE

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "melvin_kanote@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Vivian Saleh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <melvin_kanote@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 00:25:43 -0700
Subject: I APPRECIATE YOUR PAST EFFORE

My Dearest Friend,

Thank you for your past effort, I understand the totality of points on a line with my bank despite that we failed to comply with International fund transfer instructions. I later succeed and the fund has been transferred and programmed into certified international Automated Teller Machine card {ATM VISA CARD} which i dropped to my secretary while I instructed him to get it send to you as soon as you contact him I actually appreciate your past assistance and commitment. The programmed ATM VISA card worth $1,850, 000usd (one

million eight hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars) and you can withdraw your funds in any ATM visa card machine around the world.

My pleasure is a polite reaction to thank you for this, though I may not have the time to reach you again because I’m hospitalized for cancer and lungs infection in one Australian

hospital which may lead to a sudden death, according to medical reports. Please kindly donate 30% of this fund to the charity organization, More especially {orphans at the motherless

babies homes} Please this is a confidential Mather and never regard it as any of those conspired internet stories.

Contact my secretary immediately so that he should send your programmed Atm Visa card to you. Please remember to donate 30% of this total funds to charity organization as this has been my

promise to God before i took ill, his name is Mr.Malik Kanote of trinity chembers and associates, his email address is, melvin_kanote@outlook.com

Please contact him with the following information below to avoid wrong delivery, and remember to keep me updated becuase i have sent several mails concerning this mather to you without any response.

Your Full Name.

Contact address.

Phone Number.

May God bless you,

Best regards,

Mrs. Vivian Saleh.

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