419 scam: Caroline Duke <carolina.duke3@post.com> Dear Sir,

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- carolina.duke3@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Caroline Duke <carolina.duke3@post.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 08:42:54 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir,

Dear Sir,
My name is Carolina Duke and I'm 22 years old and the only daughter of
my late father who was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the
economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. He was poisoned to death by his
business associates on their outing during their business trip. My
mother died when i was still a baby. Please i want you to assist me
transfer US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) my late father deposited in one of the prime bank here
in Cote d'Ivoire to your account for an investments in your country.
As soon as the bank transfer the money to your account, you are going
to deduct 20% of the money as compensation for your assistance to
transfer the money to your bank account. The remaining 80% will be
invested by you according to your professional experience and we will
share the investments profits 50/50.

If you are really interested to work with me, kindly contact me here (
carolina.duke3@post.com ) for more details on how to proceed. I am
waiting to get your response

Thanks
Regards,
Carolina Duke

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