419 scam: Komelan <rash_komelan@rediffmail.com> From:Mrs.Rashida Komelan.

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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: Komelan <rash_komelan@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: rash_komelan@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 21:46:56 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From:Mrs.Rashida Komelan.

From:Mrs.Rashida Komelan.
Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire .

Dear Partner,

I am Mrs.Rashida Komelan from Ivory Coast . I am a widow being that I lost my husband. My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death.

My Husband was assassinated by the rebels force during the political uprising. Before his death he made a deposit of Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States of America Dollars (US$7,800,000.00 Dollars) with a Finance company here in Ivory Coast .

I want you to help me transfer this fund to your country or any safer place as the new beneficiary so that you will invest the fund in a good business venture for the benefit and future of my son (Masud).

I have plans to do investments in your country, like real estate and industrial production; this is my reason for writing to you. I have decided to give you 20% of the total amount for your noble assistance.

Please if you are willing to assist me and my son, indicate your interest in replying immediately you finish reading this mail.

I am positive that this will not take too much of your time. As such I urge you to look at this duty as a call to help me out of my present trial, a call to put a smile on the faces of people in distress.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks and best regards.
Mrs.Rashida Komelan.

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