419 scam: somia melda <somiamelda@att.net> from somia

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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:
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: somia melda <somiamelda@att.net>
Reply-To: somiamelda@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 07:59:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: from somia

hope that I am not embarrssing you with this mail because you did not expect it or know me before but kindly be rest asured that I have irresistible urge to write it to you.

I am patricia usomine. 20 years old girl from liberia and the only Daughter of late Mr and Mrs jason usomine the former president of Cote'd Ivoire chambers of Cocoa & Coffee Deallers Association in cote'd ivoire.

My late father was very wealthy cocoa & coffee dealler here in cote'd ivoire, my mother died of cancer when i was 4 years old and my father was poisoned to death by his political members, when my late father knew that he is not going to survive, he gave me his fix money deposited document (3.5musd)three million five hundred thousand dollars that he deposited here with one of the reputable bank here and asked me not to let anybody to know about it rather i should look for a foriegner that will help me invest the money wisely out side this country.

as i'm contacting you right now, the people that killed my father is after my life now to make sure that our family are drastically wipped off, infact, as i am writing to you now I am in hidding here.

please all I want you to do for me is to step forward as my father's business partner so that we can wildraw this money, from the reputable bank here, I have the document and all the necessary
information to back you up, in other for the bank to forward the sum to you in your country

please if you can help to secure my life and my fund to your country
I will sincerely give you 20%, and 5% for the ophans, and i will come over to your country to further my education and use the rest of the money for any investement prefared by you in your country.

your sincerely
patricia usomine

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