419 scam: "Erika Muna"<erika.muna8@gmail.com> From Erika Muna.

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- erika.muna8@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Erika Muna" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <erika_muna02@cantv.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:06:09 +0200
Subject: From Erika Muna.

From Erika Muna.
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
E-mail: erika.muna8@gmail.com

Dearest one,

I am Miss Erika Muna. from Sierra Leone.The only Daughter of Engr.Peter J.
Muna,Ceo of Tega's Oil filling Station and Tega's shipping company Now Sold
to USA Investors and the Chairman Youth Devlopment Union In My Town
(DANTIRI) ,We are writing you from Abidjan in Cote D' Ivoire after the
death of our parents, due to some problems in our country.

Because of the war our late Father sold his shipping company and took us to
a nearby country Cote d'Ivoire where he deposited US 3,000, 000.00 Million
in his foreign account with one of the bank here In Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
, On his way back, his Oil Filling Station Was Destroyed and burnt down and
they killed him. This money was annually paid into my late fathers account
from Shell petroleum development company (SPDC) and chevron oil company
operating in our locality for the compensation of youth and community
development in our jurisdiction.

We need your help and due to the courrent political sutuation in Cote D'
Ivoire we are seeking for your assistance to transfer this Money and also
relocate to your country to further our studies.We are willing to
compensate you with some reasonable amount if you will assist us in
recieving the money.

Please, contact us today if you are will to help us.
E-mail: erika.muna8@gmail.com

Awaits to hear from you today.

Erika Muna

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