419 scam: "Liliane"<lili@mail.com> IS LILIANE

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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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Liliane" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lilanbetten@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:08:57 -0800
Subject: IS LILIANE

Dear Friend,

Do not be bothered as to why I contacted your for this and its genuineness, as I have done so from a pure motive. I got your email from a web journal and felt strongly to write to you. Permit me to introduce myself again; I am Liliane Bettencourt, daughter of late Louise Madeleine Berthe. French Citizen, 91 years old, and worth $30.5 Billion Dollars. If you must, you can confirm from: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liliane_Bettencourt
The intention of this email is to be of immense blessing to people. With my age, I cannot continue to amass wealth without giving out. I might not have the liberty of time due to my ailment (Dementia), therefore, I am doing this now.I have handed all my wealth to my only daughter, but there is part of it which nobody is aware of. I have been putting it away for this purpose since a long time now. I would be happy to cede it out to you. I would have done this myself but for health reasons and if I do it through my daughter, I am very certain she will not help anyone with it. She took me to court the last time I gave out money out of generosity. It is my hope that you are able to receive this money and if you can, also help others from it too as you wish. I am giving it basically to you though.
0.1% of my worth I have been amassing in capital projects for a long time now and it has amount to $30,500,000.00. I am trying to cede this in money, portion by portion through a bank to as many as can benefit from it because I do not really have much to do with it. As I send this message to you, I also sent to others too. I sent to churches, Orphanages, and individuals, 10% each to all whom I have contact with.
Now, all this being said, if you know you are ready to receive the funds $3,500,000.00 (Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars). Kindly confirm readiness and introduce yourself in details: Full name.., Address.., Age.., Occupation., then will I give you a letter to receive your portion of money from the bank. This is my personal wealth and does not need many formal procedures, some beneficiaries have received theirs. My only terms is that you be good with it and be good to others too, that's all. Please make it fast because I have only a few days to use a computer since the doctors have given instructions to stop me from the use of electronics.
As I wait for your response, I wish you a wonderful day.

Faithfully,
Liliane Bettencourt.

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