419 scam: Miss Alice Kanga <off_mem@yahoo.fr> From Ms Alice Jennifer Kanga...

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Alice Kanga <off_mem@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: alicekanga51@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 08:20:21 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Ms Alice Jennifer Kanga...

>From Ms Alice Jennifer Kanga...
Abidjan, Ivory Coast

West Africa.

Season Greetings To You!

It's my pleasure to
contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country,
though I have not met with you before but I believe that sometime one has to
take risk, confiding in someone to succeed in life.

There is this huge
amount of money (USD$12.500, 000.00) (Twelve Million Five Hundred and Fifty
United States of America Dollars Only) which I inherit from my late father, my
late father deposited the said money in one of the Prime Bank's here in
Abidjan Ivory Coast before he was poison to death..

Now I decided to
transfer and invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside
Africa for security purposes. I want you to help me to transfer this fund into
your country for investment purposes and my life safey..

Please, i
am really in needs of your urgent great help in this transaction desperately
both physically and financially, because without that , then i am incapacity now
to solve the matter myself. Therefore, this is the reason why I am in contact
with you seeking your help, and if you could be of assistance to me , then I
will be pleased to offers you 30% of the total amount for your great assistance
after the transfer completed and another 5% will be set aside for your of both
local and international expense you may likely incure during the
transferring the money to your bank account. Then the remain 65% will be for
mine for investment purpose in your country by your support and directives. As
soon as i see your interest , then i shall give you the details of the bank
here. Thanks.

Regards,

Ms Alice Jennifer Kanga.

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