419 scam: linda mabou <lindamabou-80@att.net> hello

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: linda mabou <lindamabou-80@att.net>
Reply-To: linda_mabou83@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:55:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: hello

Hallo meine lieben, guten Tag

Mein Name ist miss linda ich bin 24 Jahre alt, ich habe dein Profil von
Google Brieffreunde suchen, während ich für einen Freund suchte, und
das Interesse an dir, ich hoffe, Sie wouldnt Verstand? so viele Leute
missverstehen dieses Leben, aber ich weiß es zu einer Rasse, die nur
mit gemeinsamen Anstrengungen von zwei Personen vor allem einem Mann
und einer schönen Frau kann gewonnen werden. Ich werde auch gerne mehr
über Sie wissen, und ich möchte Sie mir antworten, so kann ich Ihnen
mein Bild für Sie zu wissen, wem ich bin. Ich glaube, wir können von
hier aus. Ich warte auf Ihre Antwort auf meine E-Mail warten (Denken
Sie daran, dass die Entfernung oder die Farbe spielt keine Rolle,
sondern Liebe eine Menge Dinge im Leben) haben einen schönen Tag.

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Hello My Dear, good day

My name is miss linda i am 24 years old, i got your profil from google
penpals search while I was searching for a friend, and became
interested in you, i hope you wouldnt mind? so many people
misunderstand this life but i know it to be a race which can only be
won with combined efforts of two people especially a man and a lovely
woman. i will also like to know more about you, and i want you to reply
me so i can send you my picture for you to know whom l am. i believe we
can move from here. I am waiting for your response to my email
(Remember that distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot
in life)

have a nice day.

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