419 scam: Alima Younes <peace4u_baby3@yahoo.com> hello

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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: Alima Younes <peace4u_baby3@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: alimayounis@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 04:13:13 -0800 (PST)
Subject: hello

hello

My
name is Alima, i love ur profile at face book and i have chosen u to be
my only friend, please contact me back with ur own contact email id, i
shall send u more of my photos and tell you more about me, thanks love
u. Miss Alima

¡Hola

Mi nombre es Alima, i love ur perfil en Facebook y he elegido u a ser
mi único amigo, por favor póngase en contacto conmigo de nuevo con ur
Identificación del propio correo electrónico de contacto, voy a enviar u
obtener más de mis fotos y le dirá más acerca de mí, gracias love u. La
señorita Alima

hello

My
name is Alima, i love ur profile at face book and i have chosen u to be
my only friend, please contact me back with ur own contact email id, i
shall send u more of my photos and tell you more about me, thanks love
u. Miss Alima

hello

My
name is Alima, i love ur profile at face book and i have chosen u to be
my only friend, please contact me back with ur own contact email id, i
shall send u more of my photos and tell you more about me, thanks love
u. Miss Alima

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