419 scam: Gift mbia <vivanmbia@yahoo.co.uk> 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: Gift mbia <vivanmbia@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: giftmbia83@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:22:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello

Hello, Am Gift mbia, I am an Africa girl, I read your profile today at
(dan.tobias.name) It was so good to me. I feel you are the only one
missing in my entered life so i decided to stop on it and let you know
that i am interested to be a friend first, please contact me at my email
aaddress() I am a girl with respect and responsible, I respect people
also and believe if you contact me, I will give you a full introduction
of my self okay. (Remeber the distance or colour does not matter but
love matters alalton life cares for my future love.

Hola, soy Regalo MBIA, yo soy una niña de África, he leído tu perfil hoy
en (dan.tobias.name) Era tan bueno para mí. Me parece que eres el único
que faltaba en mi vida entró, así que decidí parar en él y hacerle
saber que estoy interesado en ser un amigo en primer lugar, por favor,
póngase en contacto conmigo en mi correo electrónico aaddress () Soy una
chica con respeto y responsabilidad , yo respeto a la gente y también
creo que si en contacto conmigo, te daré una introducción completa de mi
propio bien. (Recuerde que la distancia o el color no importa, sino el
amor importa la vida alalton cuida de mi amor en el futuro.

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