419 scam: kami sofphia <ugobobynnanwa@yahoo.co.uk> Hello dear

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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.
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.
- kamisofphia@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kami sofphia <ugobobynnanwa@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: kamisofphia@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:19:10 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello dear

Hello dear
lam miss sofhphia I saw your profile today
at (A recommendation from a friend) and i had much feelings over it,please i will
like us to hold a good relationship with a real love,Im happy to look
at your profile today ,you sound so gentle to me that was the reason
why i fall very much interested in you, please contact me personal with
my private box (kamisofphia@yahoo.co.uk) for more introduction also
i will send my pictures to you so we can know more about each other, will be happy to see your mail my dear,age or color even distance cant deny any genuine love,so please lets give our self a trial, thanks till
i hear from you,
Miss sofhphia
kamisofphia@yahoo.co.uk
.....................................
Hej kære
lam glip sofhphia jeg så din profil i dag
ved (En anbefaling fra en ven), og jeg havde meget følelser over det, du vil jeg
have os til at holde et godt forhold med en ægte kærlighed, at Im glad kigge
på din profil i dag, lyd, som du så blid for mig, at var årsagen
hvorfor jeg falder meget interesseret i dig, så kontakt mig personligt med
min private kasse (kamisofphia@yahoo.co.uk) for yderligere introduktion også
Jeg vil sende mine billeder til dig, så vi kan vide mere om hinanden, vil blive glad for at se din mail min kære, alder eller farver, selv afstand cant benægte enhver ægte kærlighed, så du kan give os selv et forsøg, tak indtil
Jeg hører fra dig,
Miss sofhphia
kamisofphia@yahoo.co.uk

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