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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.
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:
Fraud email example:
From: "solange piapota" <piapotasolange09@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:34:43 +0000
Subject: *****SPAM***** Dear Respectful Beloveth One,
Spam detection software, running on the system "server01.hrcdigital.eu", =
has
identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message
has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label
similar future email. If you have any questions, see
the administrator of that system for details.
Content preview: Dear Respectful Beloveth One, I am Miss Piapota Solange=
from
Cote d'ivoire. My father late Mr.Remi Piapota was serving executive ch=
airman
of board of the Cocoa exporting board until his death. He was assassin=
ated
by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he to=
ld
me he had Five Million Dollars (US$5.000.000) deposited here in Abidjan=
, C=F4te
d=B4Ivoire in a private security company. My father told me, the Five =
Million
dollars ($5,000,000.00) was meant for investment in Europe before his =
untimely
death. I have all the documents including the certificate of deposit o=
f the
trunk in the security company which my father handed over to me when h=
e was
at the hospital. He instructed me to look for a foreign partner who wi=
ll
help me to receive the trunk box in (his or her) country and also assis=
t me
to come over to his country to continue with my education and also hel=
p me
to locate a profitable investment that will be profitable to both of u=
s till
I finish with my education and join him or her in the investment he mi=
ght
have established with the money the time I was in school. I do not kno=
w anything
concerning business investment at present. I will be more than happy i=
f you
accept my request to help me and receive the trunk box which contains =
the
money into your country or any safer place as the beneficiary and reci=
pient
of the trunk on my behalf. Please note that the security company does =
not
know the content of the box. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly=
regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions: 1. Can you honestly help me =
imagine
I am your child? 2. Can I completely trust you? 3. I have decided to o=
ffer
you 20 % of the total sum. 4. How can you assist me also in moving awa=
y from
this place? Thank you so much. Solange [...]=20
Content analysis details: (8.6 points, 5.0 required)
pts rule name description
---- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------=
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-0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record
1.3 NA_DOLLARS BODY: Talks about a million North American do=
llars
0.6 US_DOLLARS_3 BODY: Mentions millions of $ ($NN,NNN,NNN.NN)
0.0 BAYES_50 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 40 to 60%
[score: 0.5000]
1.2 ADVANCE_FEE_2 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419=
)
1.4 ADVANCE_FEE_3 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419=
)
1.7 SARE_FRAUD_X3 Matches 3+ phrases commonly used in fraud spa=
m
1.7 SARE_FRAUD_X4 Matches 4+ phrases commonly used in fraud spa=
m
0.6 ADVANCE_FEE_4 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419=
)
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