419 scam: odette amah <odetteamah2006@info2link.biz> Dear one

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- odette.amah206@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: odette amah <odetteamah2006@info2link.biz>
Reply-To: odetteamah206@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 03:44:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear one

Dear one

For more details reply me in my via email address ( odette.amah206@yahoo.fr )

My name is Miss.Odette Amah The daughter of Mr.Samuel Amah of Zimbabwe.This
might be a suprise to you about this i said but i will explain to you in a
way you will not misunderstand me. During the current war against the
farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our President.Robert Mugabe to claim
all the white -owned farms to his party members and his followers, he
ordered all the white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party
members and his followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our
country and because he did not support Mugabes ideas, Mugabes supporters
invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything in the farm, killed my father
and made away a lot of items in my fathers farm. Before his death, my father
had deposited with one of the bank in, Europe the sum of US$3.5[Three
million five hundred thousand United state Dollars ) After the death of my
father, I decided to move to the Republic of Cote D,Ivoire for my safety ;He
had deposited the money in the bank in Europe for investment.

So I decided to contact overseas you that will assist me to retrieve this
money from the bank in Europe and make way for me to come over to your
country to continue my education. Am agreed to offer 15% of the total sum
for your assistance, and 85% will be for me to Invest in your country. All I
want you to do is to furnish me with your personal information so that I can
send it the bank in Europe for them to know you as my foreign gurdain whom I
choose to receive this money for investment purposes , also your photo and
home address for building of trust on you. Note that this transaction is
100% risk free and absolutely Legal

I will be waiting for your reply and for me to details you

For more details reply me in my via email address ( odette.amah206@yahoo.fr )

Thanks and God bless you

Yours
Miss Odette Amah

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