419 scam: "MISS. BEATRICE LAMINE"<thealb@cantv.net> GREETINGS TO YOU!

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MISS. BEATRICE LAMINE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <beatlam1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 13:25:18 -0000
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU!

Dear Sir / Ma,

Many thanks for your understanding, I appreciate your kind gesture to find time to chat with me, we shall both derive expected joy.

First and foremost and brief self introduction, I am Beatrice Lamine, I am 22 years I was registered to this dating site out of my desire to make a happy life with some one special, due to the death of my father, I was moved to contacting you because I have lost my hope and beloved one and I need to experience a real love now because no one can do what my late father did to me again except the man I will love, because my father was very caring as a father to a child before his death.

But I have a pressing issue at hand that I want you to standby me to achieve. My reason for coming home from my boarding school was because of my step mother. She had looted everything left behind by my late father, except for the money which she did not have access to except me and my late father had to disclosed this to me alone.

I want to use this opportunity to ask you to assist me to transfer this money out safely because I just came in and do not know what to do. I have the contact of the bank. The money is totaling Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand Euros (? 7.800, 000.00).

I am a bit confused as a young girl that is why I am using this mail to seek your assistance. I am ready to make you proud and will like you to speak out your mind on what will be for you if you help me make sure that you transfer and secure this money for me and arrange for me to come over so that we can plan ahead?

Dearest one, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me as your daughter or your wife?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account?

I will wait for your urgent reply so that I can give you a phone number for you to call me for us to discuss on the next step. I had to run out my step mother’s sight so that she don’t kill me before I can go out from here.

I will discuss details with you as soon as you reply.

I wait to hear from you.

Yours in love

Beatrice Lamine

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