419 scam: "Miss Gold Khalifa"<golddarfur@hotmail.com> From Miss Gold

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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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.
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.
- khalifarms@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Gold Khalifa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <khalifarms@mixmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 03:47:32 -0700
Subject: From Miss Gold

Hello My Dear,

Good day to you, I am so sorry for sending you this unsolicited and unexpected mail.

I got your contact from a Business Directory in an agent’s office and I decided to contact you directly for the sake of business.

My Name is Miss Gold Khalifa from Sudan,I am 25 yrs old. I am like any person who can be caring, loving and home oriented despite the fact that I am from royal family. I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction.

My father died with his junior brother and left I and my junior brother behind. He was the Adviser to the Sudanese President, My father was a distinguished figure in Sudan,when my father was alive he had previously held the positions of governor of Khartoum, agriculture and information minister.They were killed in the accident in northern Sudan on the Wednesday, 27 June 2007.You can confirm it here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6244884.stm

I am the only person who can take care of his wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother is not literate enough to know all my father's wealth. He left the sum of USD11,700,000 dollars (Eleven Million seven Hundred Thousand Dollars)in a finance company.I kept this secret to people in the refugee camp here where i am now, the only person that knows about it is my brother because this money is one of the main purpose of our moving out from our country immediately we finish the burial of our father and come to Cotonou,Rep Du Benin Refugee Camp and seek assylum.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad,Now,i urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the finance company to your bank account, That is why I felt happy when I saw your contact because I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me invest this money wisely.After all is been done, you will take 30% out from the total sum while 5% is been set aside for any expense.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possible, I will send you my photograph as soon as I hear from you with more details. you can reach me through my private email: khalifarms@mixmail.com

Yours sincerely,
Miss Gold Khalifa.

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