419 scam: favour gaasu <gconcilia@att.net> My 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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: favour gaasu <gconcilia@att.net>
Reply-To: favourgaasu1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:34:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My dear,

My dear,
Warm greetings from me,

I apologise for intruding
into your privacy, since we donâ€™t know each other, but pay attention
and understand my reason of contacting you Please don't be angry with
me my Dear if you see this message in Spam of your mailbox, it will be
because I sent it with low internet connection.

i am happy to
get in contact with you after my prayer to god for a direction to find
a niceÂ trusted and sincere reliable friend I was motivated to write to
you after see your contact ,I know that this email will meet you in a
good health and also surprised but God have his own way of bringing
people together my dear. i am hear to seek your advice of which i know
that it will helps me to overcome my situation,

i am presently single above all God fearing
girl,My dearest,In your usual time, may it please you to write me back
in my email address. So that i will explain more about myself,my
details,my pictures and purpose of writing to you.
Please do not neglect a humble and lonely
heart that seeks your love.
A
good friendship is the foundation build on other relative things to
come. May God bless you as i wait impatiently to hear from you.
Thanks and remain blessed Yours Friend Favour

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