419 scam: Lomey Mercy <nicki_nhiany2@yahoo.in> Reply to ( fredregina@yahoo.com )

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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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- fredregina@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Lomey Mercy <nicki_nhiany2@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: Lomey Mercy <lomeymercy@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 08:55:16 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Reply to ( fredregina@yahoo.com )

My name is Mrs. REGINA FRED From the Republic of TOGO, an aging widow
suffering from long time Cancer sickness.I have some funds I inherited
from my late husband, the sum of ($10.000.000.00) Ten Million U.S
Dollars,and I needed a very honest and God fearing person who will use
this money for Charity work,I mean to help the poor and less privileged
people in the society, This is my last wish Because my doctor declared
recently that i might not survive this sickness,The world is meaningless to me right now,I grew up as an orphan and i don,t have a child who
will inherit this fund.You can take 30 percent of the money for your
personal use and use the rest to help the poor mases;Remain blessed Mrs. REGINA FRED e-mail: ( fredregina@yahoo.com )

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