419 scam: "Helen Adum Dimitri"<hamre142000@yahoo.co.jp> Re;Dear Sir/Mrs, Miss Helen Adum Dimitri.

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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: "Helen Adum Dimitri" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hadum11@live.fr>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 01:51:20 -0000
Subject: Re;Dear Sir/Mrs, Miss Helen Adum Dimitri.

Re;Dear Sir/Mrs,

Compliment of the day to you, I have thought and
meditate over this ,and I decided to contact you directly. Though we haven't met before . I want to clearly notify you that you are not oblige to reply my mail if you see no interest in it , Your response to my mail would show your decision to collaborate with me in the resolution of the situation around this transaction.

I am Miss Dimitri Adum Helen, I would need your honesty and
cooperation in gaining access and making transfer of US$5.500,000 in your country within the next few days for lucrative investment and other profitable business domains. Though the fund belong to my late father which he got from gold and gold dust sales ,which I inherited.

Presently the fund is in a suspense account in a Bank in the Democratic Republic Congo.

As the daughter I am the soul beneficiary of the fund. I want you to know that this transaction would cost some expenses due to some documents needed to be establish for you to gain access to the fund , so note that your willingness to assist me include spending to get all legal documents established and for onward transfer to your country.

I am willing to give you a reasonable compensation for any expenses you incur in the process. I would give you the other details on my next mail. I want to assure you that you will never regret assisting me .

If there are areas you find unclear, please feel free to ask me.
Remain Bless, Miss Helen Adum Dimitri.

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