419 scam: From Anna Philip <aphilippe12@mail.ru> From ANNA PHILIPPE

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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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "anna_12_pa401@msn.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "anna_12_pa401@msn.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: From Anna Philip <aphilippe12@mail.ru>
Reply-To: <anna_12_p@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2012 09:09:57 +0000
Subject: From ANNA PHILIPPE

From Anna Philip
EMAIL:(anna_12_pa401@msn.com)

Dear, one

Good day,i know this message may come to you as a surprise as i have
never
come into communication with you before. I am Anna Philip, the only
daughter of my father , my father and mother was brutally kiiled along
side with my brothers and sisters by the rebel troops who stormed our
house during the resent politiocal crisis here in Cote d'Ivoire. I will
say
that, i was very furtunate to escape death, because i was not in our
house
when the rebels stormed our house. This is every sad incident, and
unbearable
lost , i saw my hole family killed and were burnt.

http://www.operationbrokensilence.org/?p=5605

Right now, i don't wish to continue staying here in Cote d'Ivoire, that
's
why i have contacted you, if you can help me out from this present
situation, by securing a stay in your Country, and to live and stay
with
you as a guidian.I inherited a total sum of 14,000,000,00 Euro from my
late father, this is

the money he deposited into a bank here before this incident happened.
I
am interested to invest this fund with you in your country into marine
industry, like purchasing of fishing boats, hoping you will help me
with
this my project.

kindly forward all your contact activities to me for immediate
decission
on the investment program,before I will make your name available to the
bank as my partner/Beneficiary to enable the bank arrange for the
transfer
of the money into your account in your country. However,i have with me
the
depostry slip issued to my daddy from the bank at the day he made the
deposit of the money, which i saw in his save. For your assistance I
will
accept to offer you 30% of the total money as your own percentage
immediately after transfer is done into your account. Please, this
information's should be confidencial. Because of my security and of
this
money Please kindly contact me through this
email:(anna_12_pa401@msn.com)
Anticipating your immediate reply for more details

Best regards,
From Anna Philip

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