419 scam: "MRS GRACE ABEBE"<root@hic.cz> FROM MRS GRACE ABEBE

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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:
- "i will like you to " (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS GRACE ABEBE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abebe.grace@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 00:29:33 +0530
Subject: FROM MRS GRACE ABEBE

I am Mrs Grace Abebe the personal accountant of Child Care Trust a project of the late first lady of Nigeria Mrs Stella Obasanjo and also am the sole signitory to her secret bank account in Malaysia, she died on the 11th oct 2005 in spain when she was going through a facial surgery, this money in question which she secretly put in my care was allocated to her for the project.

The money has been in my care since her death the amount in question is $2.5 Million Dollars, which she cyphoned secretly with out the knowledge of the Federal Government of Nigeria and she secretly gave to me to put in her secret private account in Malaysia, the problem now is that this money cannot be invested in Nigeria neither in Malaysia here with out the Federal Government knowing, so i want to transfer the money to a more conducive and peaceful place in view of this i decided to let you know so that your name can be use to invest the money which will be transfer to you out of Malaysia.
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I have agreed to give a 15% for your assistance and services rendered,and 15% for any bills incured, there after i will come to your country for disbursement, thats as soon as the money reaches you i may even still invest part of it in some other good profiting business with your assistanc and help too upon the receipt of your response i will like you to assist me to get this fund transfer to you.So i await your urgent responce to this so that i can notify my attorney on further details.

If you are pleased with this proposal then i await your immidiate response.

Thanks and God bless.

My Best Regards.

MRS GRACE ABEBE

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