419 scam: "Ms Daniella Erika"<stephanie@crossline-bd.com> Hi.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms Daniella Erika" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dan4444e@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 13:53:22 -0800
Subject: Hi.

Greetings,

I am writing this mail with earnest prayer that it will find you well and in good mood.I know that you will be surprise in receipt of this email from me to you.I don't know how you will react after reading this email l sent to you, but I do hope that you will understands and give it your utmost attentions.I am Daniella Erika.I am 32 years old, I'm Swedish.My aim of writing you is for us to be friends,a distance friend and from there we can take it to the next level,I writing this with the purest of heart and I do hope that it will your attention.In terms of what I seek in a relationship, I'd like to find a balance of independence and true intimacy,two separate minds and identities forged by trust and open communication.If any of this strikes your fancy,do let me know...

Yours sincerely,

Daniella Erika.

Anti-fraud resources:

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