419 scam: Aminata El-Kerdi <aminataarmand@hotmail.com> Miss.Aminata El-Kerdi

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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:
- ",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.

Fraud email example:

From: Aminata El-Kerdi <aminataarmand@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Aminata El-Kerdi <aminataarmand7@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 08:38:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Miss.Aminata El-Kerdi

From Miss.Aminata El-Kerdi
Abidjan,Ivory Coast,

In
confidence,i have to introduce myself for i am Miss.Aminata El-Kerdi,
22 years old, I am the only daughter of late Dr. and Mrs. Kazimir
El-Kerdi. I prayed before contacting you, please for God sake do not see
my mail as an embarrassment as we do not know each other before.

I
wish to request for your assistance in my efforts to procure the
transfer of my inherited money for investment ventures under your care
and directive,while i will continue my education there in your country. I
inherited Five Million,Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00)
here in my name with one of the prime bank in my country and I will
require your assistance in receiving the transfer of my inherited money
in your local account for investment purposes,as it is my wish to come
over to your country to further my education while you take care of the
investment of the money.

Please i am an orphan and i need your
assistance to transfer my inherited money to your country and also your
assistance to secure a nice school for me in your country where I will
continue my education.Please I did not comfortable here because of my
wicked and greedy uncles ,The uncles has took away all my father's
properties and now looking means to have an access on my
inheritance,This is reason I requested for your assistance to have my
inherited money transfer to your custody for an investment under your
care and directive,Then after the transfer I will come over there in
your country and live a brighter life also further on my education in
any medical university as I want to study medicine to been a medical
doctor in my life.

Thanks so much.
I am waiting to hear from you for more details.
Yours sincerely.
Miss.Aminata El-Kerdi

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