419 scam: RITA <rita.abed10@outlook.com> Please i need your help

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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: RITA <rita.abed10@outlook.com>
Reply-To: RITA <r_e_abed@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 18:40:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please i need your help

Good MorningÂ ,

I am writing this mail with tears and sorrow to seek for your assistance regards to my situation since the death of my parents. My name is Ms Rita Abed Fattah Younes, 21 years old , originated from Benghazi-Libya , North Africa. .My late Father General Abed Fattah Younes who was shot death by Islamist-linked militia within the anti-Gaddafi forces on 28th July, 2011, the brutal killing of my mother and my only kid sister took place a week after the dead of my father.

I managed to escaped from my country Libya to Cote Dâ€™lvoire through the help of the United Nation, and now seeking asylum in Refugee Camp here in Cote Dâ€™lvoire.,Meanwhile, the main reason why I am seeking for your assistance is because of some money which my late parent deposited in one of the banks here in Cote Dâ€™lvoire which I am the next of kin which I want you to stand as myÂ guidance bofore the bank and receive the funds from them

My Father made a fixed deposit of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollar ($1.8M). I need you to stand as my guidance so that the money willÂ be transferred to you. You will get 30% of the money for your help.

More details will be sent to you as soon as i receive your response.
Please i need your help
Yours Faithfully,
Miss Rita Abed Fattah Youne
Tel :+22507500630

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