419 scam: Mrs Awa Colo <tikkin2000@yahoo.co.jp> From Mrs Awa.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Awa Colo <tikkin2000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Awa Colo <awacolo@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:06:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs Awa.

>From Mrs Awa.

My Dear,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which my son Collins and i,intend to establish in your country.

Though
I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk
confidence in other to succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge
amount of ($13,000,000.00) million U.S dollars which my late Husband
kept for us in a
company here in my country. before he was assasinated by unknown persons.

Now my son and i have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere
safe enough outside this country due to political crises going on in this
country. We want you to help us claim and retrieve the funds from the and
transfer it into your security company in your country for investment purposes on
any of these areas:

1). Telecommunication
2).
Transport industry
3). Four star hotel

If you can be of assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 15% Of
the total fund as your own share.

I await your soonest response

Respectfully yours,

Mrs. Awa Colo.

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