419 scam: "amalia cui"<amaliacui@hotmail.com> Hello 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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "trunk box" (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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "amalia cui" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amaliacui@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:20:46 -0000
Subject: Hello dear,

Hello dear,
Please my dear, do not feel embarrassed by my mail to you.My name is Mrs Amalia Chesa Cui ,The wife of late Mr Jose Ma Cui ,The former secretary general of the human rights group Katungod-Eastern Visayas, a regional chapter of the human rights organization of Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of People Rights.Who his sudden killing on the 19 January 2007 has been a shock to me and my children.

Before my beloved husband died, he had been recieveing death threat,My husband give me a sum of 11.5million dollars for the up keeping and the future of my children which i put in a metalic trunk box and deposited in a security company in abroad.

This deposit was coded under a secret arrangement as a family treasure. This means that the security company does not even know the content of this trunk box.
Since the death of my late husband, the Philippine government has blocked all my acount and my late husband account and also my late husband family has succeed in collecting from me all the properties of my late husband, trying to leave me with nothing for the future of my children.

I am writing you because I want you to help me in securing the money inside the box for the future of my children. Since my late husband family members and the philippine government made it impossible for me to have access to calls or to move out of the house as they always monitor me.

I am ready to give you 20% of the total money when you have successfully secured the box to your country,for assisting me.So if you are interested in helping me,You should write me back so that i will give you more details on this issue.
Thank and i look forward to your urgent response to
this message

Yours faithfully

Mrs Amalia Chesa Cui ,

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