419 scam: clara donald <donaldclara76@yahoo.pt> HAPPY NEW YEAR MY BELOVED ONE IN THE LORD

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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.
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:
- "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)
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.
- clara_donald66@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: clara donald <donaldclara76@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: clara donald <clara_donald66@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:04:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR MY BELOVED ONE IN THE LORD

May God be with you.

I am Miss. Clara Donald, I am a 18 yrs old girl from lybia whose parents were assassinated in cold blood by unknown government men, I am temporally seeking protection in a refugee camp in west African, I came across this email ID and decided to ask you for this request, it is true that i don't know you and you don't know me, but I believe if you have a kind heart you can be off help to me.
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I write to say that i want your assistance to come over to your country to start a new life, I amÂ not safe and free here in the refugee Camp, most especially now that my parents are not available to take care of me, I inherited a legacy of $7,000.000.00(Seven Million United States Dollars) from my father, I am asking for your trust-ship to secure this money for me in a trust account, and also to use this benefits to take care of me in your country, please feel very free to write back to me as soon as possible, if you are willing to help me, for sure you will be compensated for this assistance.

Note: Kindly get back to me on my personal E-mail Address: clara_donald66@hotmail.comÂ for more details concerning this transaction
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I wait to hear from you soon.
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Sincerely,
Miss. Clara Donald

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