419 scam: felix velez <felixmvelezrobles@hotmail.com> ESTAFA

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "million us 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)
This email message is a orphan scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +221765206294 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- keecee4u10@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- date: fri, 17 sep 2010 03:45:02 -0700 from: keecee4u10@yahoo.com subject: i put all my love and trust in you to: (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: felix velez <felixmvelezrobles@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:47:21 -0400
Subject: ESTAFA

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:45:02 -0700
From: keecee4u10@yahoo.com
Subject: I PUT ALL MY LOVE AND TRUST IN YOU
To: felixmvelezrobles@hotmail.com

Dearest Love,
How are you today, l hope you are fine, my day is very boring over here in Dakar Senegal in this missionary church we find it hard to go out because we are not allowed to do so, it is just like one staying in the house of a harsh father but l hope by God's grace l will come out of here soon. I do not have any relatives now that i can go to, all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war and there is no contact, the only person i have now is Rev.Father EMMANUEL HASSAN who is heading the missionary. He has been very good to me since l came here but l am
not living with him, l am living in the women's quarter. The Rev Tel
number is( +221-765206294) when you want to hear my voice, call his phone and tell him that you want to speak with Miss Angela kassala he will send for me to answer your call.

Please l would like you to know that l have my late father's LAST WILL TESTAMENT Written in my favor and DEATH CERTIFICATE here with me which l will like to send to you to assist me, because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money with a Bank which he used my name as the next of kin. The amount in question is ($3.5 MILLION US DOLLARS). I will give both the bank contact and the the account information.

So l would like you to assist me to transfer this money to your account and from it you will send some money for me to get my traveling documents and air ticket to come over to meet you.
I have got in touch with the bank through mail and let them to know about my plans to withdraw this money, l also got them aware of the death of my father and they have acknowledged it with all there confirmation,however,they advised me to get in touch with a very responsible person who will stand on my behalf as a foreign partner/trustee over the transfer since l am presently of refugee status over here and would not be permitted to handle this amount of money.

I just have to let you know about this so that you can assist me to be my trustee on this money,l kept this secret to people in the Missionary here, the only person that knows about it is the Reverend Father EMMANUEL HASSAN, because he is like a father to me, have a blessed day and think about me. my dear,i still remain yours forever.
Angela.

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