419 scam: "Serena Asika"<serenasikaa22@outlook.com> Re,From Ms Serena.C

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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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- serenahodacoulibaly@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Serena Asika" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <serenahodacoulibaly@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 04:33:48 +0300
Subject: Re,From Ms Serena.C

Dearest,
Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email message does not meet your business or personal ethics, I really like to have a good relationship with you, and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you because of the urgency of this matter.

I am Miss. Serena 30 year’s old single female working as a banker here my country; I am presently in Cote d’Ivoire. I have a funds of (9 us dollars ) nine million united states dollars that belongs to my late formal boy friend /associate who planed to get marry with me before he died in plane crash, which I wishes to invest these funds in a real estate or any profitable investment in your country . Can you be of assistance as a partner? And you will manage the investment for a period of time until when i will come over to your country and meet and you then both of us will share these money 50% as you will be the one to help me and invest my own share of the money in your country there for investment;also see below the site link of my late partner .
on the the passengers list been no 22 and his name is late MR Bilger, Joachim and his country was Geneva.

http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html

OR THIS LINK TOO

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/916128/

I will give you details when you reply me . This transaction requires absolute secrecy. In your return mail, please do forward your information as listed below if you are willing to handle this transaction.

Your full name:..........................
Your contact address................................
Occupation; .................................
Your Mobile phone number: ..........................
Date of Birth:.......................................
Your country name.........................

I wait for your urgent reply.

My email // serenahodacoulibaly@yahoo.com.ph

Tel, +22554298146

Best Regards,
Serena.
Sorry if you received this letter in your spam, Due to recent connection error here in the country.

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