419 scam: grace <amandagirl@itimes.com> Hello 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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: grace <amandagirl@itimes.com>
Reply-To: andrew.grace1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 00:19:36 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Hello my dear,

Hello my dear,
Complement of the season to you. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to you. My name is Miss Grace and I am a young beautiful girl with full of love and caring and also romantic. well I come in contact with your profile at ((buscadoor.com)) and I loved it, so i decided to write you this mail. I hope we can click together as one body and soul.

Please I will appreciate if you can use my mail address to contact me directly to my mailbox and at the same time I will show you my pictures and you also know more about me. Moreover, I want you to know that distance ,race or religion is never a barrier in the course of love.

Thanks for your love, understanding and co-operation. Please I hope favorably to get your reply.
Yours sincerely,
GRACE....
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Hola mi querido,
Complemento de la temporada para usted. Deseo expresar mi sincero agradecimiento a usted. Mi nombre es Miss Grace y yo soy una chica hermosa muchacha con lleno de amor y cuidado y romÃ¡ntico tambiÃ©n. asÃ que entre en contacto con su perfil en ((buscadoor.com)) y me encantÃ³, asÃ que me decidÃ a escribir este correo. Espero que podemos hacer clic juntos como un solo cuerpo y alma.

Por favor, voy a apreciar si se puede usar mi direcciÃ³n de mail para ponerse en contacto conmigo directamente a mi buzÃ³n de correo y al mismo tiempo que yo te mostrarÃ© mis fotos y tambiÃ©n saber mÃ¡s acerca de mÃ. Por otra parte, quiero que sepas que la distancia, la raza o la religiÃ³n no es nunca una barrera en el curso del amor.

Gracias por tu amor, la comprensiÃ³n y la cooperaciÃ³n. Por favor, espero que favorablemente para obtener su respuesta.
Le saluda atentamente,
GRACIA ....

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