419 scam: Maldaline Yahaya <maldalinecynthia@yahoo.com> encantado de conocerte

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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.
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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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.
- maldaline_cynthia@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Maldaline Yahaya <maldalinecynthia@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: maldaline_cynthia@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 00:52:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: encantado de conocerte

encantado de conocerte

Mi nombre es Miss maldaline yahaya cynthia, vi tu perfil de correo
electrónico de hoy y se interese en ti, me gustaría que por favor
enviarme correo electrónico a mi dirección de correo electrónico
(maldaline_cynthia@yahoo.co.uk) para que te dé mi bellas imágenes y
para darle más información sobre me.I le estará esperando el correo de
hoy, (recordar que la distancia y el color ni el idioma doesn, la
materia pero no el amor)

Cynthia maldaline

(Maldaline_cynthia@yahoo.co.uk)

nice to meet you

My name is Miss maldaline cynthia yahaya, i saw your email profile
today and become interested in you ,i will like you to please send me
mail at my email address (maldaline_cynthia@yahoo.co.uk) for me to give
you my beautiful pictures and to tell you more about me.I will be
waiting for your mail today, (remember that distance and colour neither
language doesn,t matter but love does)

maldaline Cynthia

(maldaline_cynthia@yahoo.co.uk)

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