419 scam: "Helen Lamin"<helenlamin1@att.net> Reply

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
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.
- hellenlamin2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Helen Lamin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hellenlamin2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:17:26 -0400
Subject: Reply

Hello,

PLEASE, CONSIDER THIS MAIL VERY IMPORTANT AND GET BACK TO ME QUICKLY:

I got your contact via peoples search and thought I should discuss the
INVESTMENT PROPOSAL WITH YOU, which I know will interest and benefit
you.

My name is Ms Helen Lamin and I am 28 years of age. I presently live in
Accra-Ghana where I work in a refugee camp. I am originally from Sierra
Leone, a neighboring country but relocated to Ghana during the rebel
war in my country that took the lives of so many people..
Before the war, I inherited $12.7 million dollars from my late father
who died of cancer at a Spanish hospital and the money was deposited
with Trust Alliance Security Company in Spain by my late father..I have
the deposit certificate which I can show you as we get to know
better..MY father made the amount from gold and diamond trade which
flourish for him at that time..My home country was not safe for his to
keep his money, so he took the money to Spain, being one of his trade
destination countries.

The money is there to be invested by me in any country of my choice..I
have been processing the clearance papers to have to money released to
me by Spanish government and I am almost through with the legal
documents..I have paid the security company the safe keeping amount
till date and only just need to finalize the clearance with the
government..

If you are interested in investing with me, I will need you to give me
information about your self to enable me determine how to proceed
further with you...Since I do not have any experience concerning money
and investment, so I will like you to help me with your experience to
invest in your country.

If we conclude partnership arrangements, I will communicate with the
Security Company and tell them about you as my appointed trustee and
representative and they will inform us what will be required to get the
money transferred to your country..THE NAME OF THE COMPANY WHERE THE
MONEY IS DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IS ALLIANCE SECURITY AND FINANCE
COMPANY IN SPAIN..

PLEASE, DO SEND ME YOUR CONTACT PHONE NUMBER AND I WILL CALL YOU FOR
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS..

Thank you and do have a wonderful day..
Helen Lamin.

Please direct your response to my private Email:hellenlamin2@gmail.com

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