419 scam: charity atif <godwinadisa@yahoo.com> charityatif@yahoo.com

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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.
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.
- charityatif@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: charity atif <godwinadisa@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: charityatif@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:24:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: charityatif@yahoo.com

charityatif@yahoo.com

Hello dear new friend, How are you today?

It is my great pleasure establishing a contact with you when i saw your

Profile am so hoping we can be friends i Miss charity,25years of Age. i am

looking to meet a friend with no bad motives,who is affectionate and

loving,Age for me does not really matter as long as there is love and

understanding contact me (charityatif@yahoo.com) looking forward to

hearing from you in other to send you my photo and details THANKS.

Charity

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charityatif@yahoo.com

Bonjour cher nouvel ami, Comment allez-vous aujourd'hui?

Il me fait grand plaisir d'établir un contact avec vous quand j'ai vu votre

Profil suis tellement en espérant que nous pouvons être des amis I Miss charité, 25 années d'âge. je suis

qui cherchent à rencontrer un ami, sans mauvaises intentions, qui est affectueux et

aimante, Âge pour moi n'a pas vraiment d'importance tant que l'amour est là et les

contactez moi compréhension (charityatif@yahoo.com) impatients de

avoir de vos nouvelles dans d'autres de vous envoyer ma photo et MERCI détails.

charité

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