419 scam: "Greetings From Elvis and Sister Lora," <elvissankoh1@yahoo.com.ph> Greetings From Elvis and Sister Lora,

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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:
- "million us 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)
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.
- elvis33sankoh2007@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Greetings From Elvis and Sister Lora," <elvissankoh1@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: elvis33sankoh2007@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:01:37 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Greetings From Elvis and Sister Lora,

Greetings From Elvis and Sister Lora,

I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral ethics, I and my junior sister Lora were vitims of war from Cote d`Ivoire, our later father was killed by rebels, we lost our beloved mother 6 years ago for breast cancer after painful surgry.

Please we are seeking for your kind assistance to help us to come live and invest our inheritance in your country so that you will help us to manage it on our behalf because we do not have any business experience before to

mange the huge sum of 8.8 million US dollars we inherited from our

late father account. I am 22 yrs old and my junior sister is 20 yrs

old.I will appreciate to receive your urgent useful reply as soon as you receive this message to feed you will full details through your private mail. Regards. Fred and Sister Lora, Email: elvis33sankoh2007@yahoo.fr,

Best regards,

Elvis And sister lora

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