419 scam: MRS LILLIAN ALAMELU <mrslillianalamelu1@gmail.com> I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE AND TRUST

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- mrslillianalamelu@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS LILLIAN ALAMELU <mrslillianalamelu1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrslillianalamelu@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:07:31 +0900 (KST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE AND TRUST

I AM MRS LILLIAN ALAMELU
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER.
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU , BURKINA FASO .

Dear Friend.

CONFIDENTIAL

I will like you to help me, in receiving of this fund into your Bank Account.However; it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contactyou for this transaction. I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreignremittance Department of BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso .In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of (US$27.5 Million dollars) inan account that belongs to one of our foreign Customer (MR. PAUL LOUIS from Paris , France )who died along with His entire family in 6th of December 2003 in a planecrash.

I am afraid if this money stays in our bank without claim for long period oftime, our government will step in because the Banking laws here does not allowsuch huge amountof money to stay dormantfor more than 9years. And you will be receiving this money into your Bank account within 10 or 14 banking days.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remainedunclaimed after Eight or Nine years an above, the money will be transferredinto the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. I agree that 40% of this money willbe for you as foreign partner in respect to the provision of a foreign account,and while 60%would be for me.

If you agree to my business proposal, further details of the transfer will beforwarded to you as soon as I receive your return mail. Make sure you keep thistransaction as your top secret and make it confidential till we receive thefund into the account that you will provide to the Bank. Don't disclose it toany body, because the secrecy of this transaction is as well as the success ofit, have a great day.

Finally, confidentiality and the necessary secrecy it deserves I expect yoururgent response to this request. Via my private email: (mrslillianalamelu@gmail.com)for security purpose.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Lillian Alamelu.

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