419 scam: "YOUR ASSISTANT IS NEEDED"<miaosf@commnet.com.cn> YOUR ASSISTANT IS NEEDED

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "sambele74@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "YOUR ASSISTANT IS NEEDED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sambele74@live.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:40:46 +0530
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANT IS NEEDED

Dear Friend,

I know this email might come to you as a surprise, but I am writing to you in good faith.

I am indeed glad to be in contact with you even though this medium of communication (internet) has been grossly abused by criminal minded people making it difficult for people with genuine transaction to correspond and exchange views without scepticism.

My name is Samson Nedbele, an Haitian presently on an asylum in India. My family happened to be one of the victims of the Haiti Crisis, and very sadly I lost my parents and family on that faithful day.

Only me and my little sister God has kept alive.

http://www.nytimes.com/info/haiti-earthquake-2010/

I am just 28 years of age and my kid sister is only 24 years old, we came to India through the assistance of a reverend father who was present in Haiti after the disaster. Before the death of my parents, my father have a deposit of $2.3 Million Dollars equivalent in a bank in UK. ( Two Million Threee Hundred Thousand Dollars )

We have contacted my father's Attorney in the UK, to notify him of our intention to claim our father's funds and also to invest with it in India being our present location. A Draft of the total amount has been raised and transfered to the Reserve Bank Of India ( RBI ) for investment purpose.

I found out that as a foreigner, you can not establish an account for such a huge amount. Also I am just 28years old, and can not manage such a huge amount for now.

This is the exact place I really need your assistance as a citizen of India, to assist me by receiving this funds from RBI with your nominated local bank account, and also to assist in the area of investment. I and my sister are willing to offer you 10% of the total amount, but this transaction must be kept secret within us as we do not want the Reverend Father we are staying with to be aware of this developement. I shall provide you with all the details in RBI, as soon as you indicate interest. I wait for your early reply.

Kindly get back to me on my personal e-mail id on ,sambele74@live.com.

God bless you and your family.

Sincerely,

Samson Nedbele.

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