419 scam: "MRS. EDWINA DON PEDRO"<ilya@ligaplus.biz.ua> I CAME TO YOU SINCERELY FOR YOUR HELP PLEASE

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. EDWINA DON PEDRO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsedwinadonpedros@mail.md>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:49:07 -0800
Subject: I CAME TO YOU SINCERELY FOR YOUR HELP PLEASE

RE: AN APPEAL PLEASE CONSIDER ME.

Please permit me to introduce myself. I am Mrs. Edwina D

on Pedro,the wife of former Mines and Energy Minister of Angola .

I humbly seek your assistance in a business transaction that requires your ability to be my family Trustee, to receive, invest and manage a huge some of money on behalf of my family, pending when my son would be matured
enough to take over the investments.The money in question theCommission which Chevron Oil Company wants to pay my family, for the oil exploration contract awarded to Chevron, when my husband served as the Oil Minister .

Because of Government ban on payment of Commission on awarded oil exploration contracts by Oil Companies in Angola and coupled with the face off between my husband and President Eduardo Santos, which led to my husband detention in Prison,the Management of Chevron, do not want to pay the money direct to my family, to avoid being sanctioned.

They requested my family to appoint a foreign trustee that would receive, invest and manage the money on behalf of my family. This is my reason for sending you this mail. A legal binding Trusteeship Agreement shall be reached between you and my family, to protect the interest of both parties.

The total money from the Commission to be paid by Chevron is valued at $47.4 Million. I am looking forward to your urgent reply. I will give you further details after getting your reply. I am presently taking refuge in a nearby country with my little son.

Regards,
Mrs. Edwina Don Pedro.

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