419 scam: "Mrs. Shneor Ilana,"<ymseo@automations.co.kr> Re: Messages to You:

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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.
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:
- "million 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)
- "offshore account" (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 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.
- ilana.shneor@writeme.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Shneor Ilana," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shneorliana25@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 22:09:22 -0700
Subject: Re: Messages to You:

My apology as I am contacting you through email; It is because it serves as the fastest and more convenient way to get to you, I am Mrs. Shneor Llana from Israeli I and my Late husband was a Broker and Oil Dealer in Middle East, I request your assistance for this reason after the death of my husband I find out that my husband has some funds in an offshore account (Ten Million United States Dollars.) without a beneficiary Details: I want you to receive the fund due my healthy condition is bad I was diagnosed with a deadly cancer about one year ago before I went back to Israeli. I want to invest this fund in your company or have a joint venture with you..

The Bank is ready to dispatch it pending on when I present beneficiary. If you can help me in this transaction, I will compensate you with 30% of the total amount and you will also get benefit from the investment" If there is any kind of agreement that you would like us to have, let me know so that I can start working on for it I would like this transaction to be concluded as quick as possible.

Please state your interest to proceed, get back to me for more details on this email; ilana.shneor@writeme.com

Sincerely,

Mrs. Shneor Llana

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