419 scam: REBECCA NZI <rebecca.nzi@btinternet.com> From:Rebecca Nzi

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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:
- "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: REBECCA NZI <rebecca.nzi@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: rebecca_nzi@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 00:07:33 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From:Rebecca Nzi

From:Rebecca Nzi
Address: marcory, Abidjan
Country: Cote d'Ivoire
Dear Sir,
I am Miss Rebecca Nzi, residence in the above address, I'm the only child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nzi. My father was Gold Agent in Monrovia (Liberia).Before his sudden death in a private hospital Abidjan, he called me on his bedside and told me about the one metallic box containing 1000KG Alluvial Gold dust purity worth 22carat he deposited with one interior security company in Ivory Coast and he handed me all the vital documents of the Gold as his only survival beloved daughter and he used my name as the next of kin in depositing the Metallic box. He advises me that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will sale the goods and invest the money. I humbly seek for your assistance, to help me receive the Gold, sale it and help me invest the money in a good business, and to serve as my guardian, since I am still a student, to make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education.
Thanks as you made up your mind to help an orphan like me.

Yours sincerely,
Rebecca

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