419 scam: Miss Ange Douglas <sisterpamelada@gmail.com> Hello My Dear,

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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:
- "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Ange Douglas <sisterpamelada@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ange.douglas23@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2018 08:02:39 +0000
Subject: Hello My Dear,

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Hello My Dear,

Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you. The following
information is my purpose for seeking a God fearing, sincere and
trust-worthy foreign business partner who will please take me as is own and
act on my behalf.

I am Miss Ange Douglas, the only daughter of Mr. Douglass Kadulah (The
managing director of oil company. He died in Sudan during the war then. I
managed to escape for my dear life and ran another country, (ABIDJAN) the
capital commercial city of (COTE D' IVOIRE) where my father's wealth is.

Before my father died he made his final WILL and I am the beneficiary of
his WILL. In accordance with paragraph 9(ii) of his last Testamentary
Disposition as directed by him, my daddy made me his Next of Kin to the sum
of USD$ 6.7 Million in his Domiciliary US Dollar account with bank of Cote
D' Ivoire. Now my dear, this information I revealed to you is my life, and
I believe you will never betray me this is as regards the distribution of
all sums standing in his name in his USD Savings and Current Account with
bank of Cote d' Ivoire.

So I need your assistance to help me claim and transfer this money into
your company or private bank account in your country and as soon as bank
transfers the money into your bank account, Upon the declaration of your
interest I will email you with the contact information of the International
Remittance Department of the bank of Cote d' Ivoire, and provide you with
any necessary document needed for you to claim the money on my behalf. The
documents are with me here.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me as your daughter?

2. Can I completely trust you?

3. What percentage of the total amount in question.

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as Possible to my private
email address.

Sincerely regards

Miss Ange Douglas

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