419 scam: Zaina Gramera <flanykoneh@yahoo.co.jp> Dear

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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 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)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Zaina Gramera <flanykoneh@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Zaina Gramera <zaina_gramera@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 00:06:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear

Dear,

I am introducing my self as Miss. Zaina Gramera, the only Daughter of late Mr.and Mrs.Isaac Gramera, I wish to request for your assistance
in a financial Transaction.

And I wish to invest in Manufacturing and real estate management in your country. I have Six million Four hundred thousand united states
dollars.USD ($6.400, 000) to invest in your country, and I will require your assistance in helping me stand as my foreign guardian to
claim this (Consignment) money out from security company to your country,

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, So that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to me, which they were planning to do without my present because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.

I will need your assistance as follows:

1) To assist me in retrieving this money from the bank.
2) To serve as the guardian of this fund.
3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a residential permit in your country.

I am ready to offer 25% of the total amount to you if you help me in this transaction and another 10% interest of Annual after Income to you, for handling this transaction for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over.Thanks and have a pleasant day.

Yours sincerely,
Zaina Gramera.

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