419 scam: "Lina Anderson"<linaanderson32@yahoo.com> Hello Greetings From Lina.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- anderlina1988@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lina Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anderlina1988@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 01:23:44 +0200
Subject: Hello Greetings From Lina.

Hello dear friend,

We did not know each other but this may bring us together. Believe me I
don’t really know how to start somehow am shy to say this about myself as
young as I ‘am facing a case of marriage dissolution. My names is Lina
Anderson I’m 38 years of age; I am from West Midlands, United Kingdom. I
have been married actually, but my husband had just file for dissolution
of our marriage.

Right now as am writing to you the divorce suit is pending at court of law
here in United Kingdom, if he succeed it means he is entitle to half of my
money and property I inherited from my late father. Because I know that
was the reason why he files for divorce paper, my God knows I love him so
much, but due to naughty and hot females around him, and I have invest
most of my father’s property to make him happy, still all in vain.

Right now I have (?5.5 million pounds sterling) fixed deposited in the
Bank. I have contacted you to assist me in transferring this money to your nominated
foreign bank account before the court decides the divorce case, as we have
the same dreams together, there is no way I can let it happen because
nobody will take care of my 2 kids.

Please if you will be of help on this transfer, I will never forget you.
And I know if I have not offended you, if this proposition offends your
moral values, please do accept my apology looking forward to hear from you
soon in the next mail I will be sending some nice picture of mine for
little identification, please for safety reasons reply me at anderlina1988@yahoo.com.

With best regards,

Lina Anderson.

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