419 scam: alice adams <alice_adams_001@yahoo.fr> PLEASE HELP ME.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- aliceadams_000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: alice adams <alice_adams_001@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: alice_adams_000@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:17:04 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME.

FROM : ALICE ADAMS
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIER
NOTE:PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME WITH THIS MY DIRECT
EMAIL (aliceadams_000@yahoo.com)

DEAR,
I AM ALICE ADAMS THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS.ADAMS EMMANUEL . I CONTACTED YOU AFTER GOING THROUGH YOUR PROFILE.
PLEASE AND PLEASE DO NOT BE EMBARASED,I AM SEEKING
YOUR ATTENTION TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE SUM OF ($5 .5 MILLION DOLLARS) IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND TO HELP ME INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY.PLEASE IT IS MORE THAN URGENT,

MOREOVER, DEAR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT
AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

NOTE: I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO THIS MY FUND DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN THE BANK. PLEASE QUICKLY AND KINDLY REPLY ME ON THIS MY PRIVATE
EMAIL ADDRESS, (aliceadams_000@yahoo.com) FOR CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURITY REASONS SO THAT I CAN MAIL YOU MY PHOTOS.

THANKS, ALICE ADAMS.

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