419 scam: Miss Evlin <gloria_awa@cantv.net> 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:

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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Evlin <gloria_awa@cantv.net>
Reply-To: evkalou2011@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:35:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

With due respect to your person and much sincerity of purpose I make this contact with you as I believe that you can be of great assistance to me. However, is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor my request against your will. Your profile pushed me to you this mail and i believe that you will be of great assistance to me. Please I don't know you in person or your family, am only searching for who will help me to a good future as God directed me to you.

My Name is Miss Evlin Kalou , Am 21 years old,am from Republic of Cote D'ivoire Abidjan, i speak french and English. Please I need your help to run over to your country for refuge. My country Ivory Coast is in a big political problem now after the November 2010 Presidential Election which President Laurent Gbagbo lost the election and refused to accept defeat and needs the power but his rival Alasan Quatara insists his the winner.

This has caused so many deaths which includes the murder of my mother and my late father who was also a strong politician.You can read the presidential news on Google or internet. Please help me as God directed me to you and receive my late fathers deposited sum of $9,200,000 usd in an account with a bank here.With this I will use it to start a new life there with you, i have all the detail about the money here with me, which i will send them to you with my photos when i receive your reply, then after you receive the money, you will send me some little money from the money so that i will get my traveling papers to meet you in your country, please am homeless now without help.

Please if you are willing to help me, please send me your full name, address, and mobile telephone number to enable me introduce you to the bank as the person to help me receive the money for the investment purpose, please am suffering here without hope to a good life, please help me!!.May God bless you as i wait to hear from you so that i will give you other detail and my photos. Thanks

Your's Worried

Miss Evlin Kalou,

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