419 scam: GRACE <graceabibi04@yahoo.co.th> Hey friend,

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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: GRACE <graceabibi04@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: grace.pawan@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:24:49 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hey friend,

Hey friend,Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
How are you? Guess you are fine and living good. Nice having your address with the aid of my new search device, my name is GRACE and I'm from New York, USA. Here just looking for better friendship and pen pals both women and men to share interest and lot more with. I love discussing all issues and learning other people's cultures and languages. Hope to get more good and lasting friends outside my state. Friends re like cloths, and life is naked without one.
About me in a brief, my name is GRACE ABIBI PAWAN; a native of Chicago Illinois, working with a recruitmentÂ and resettlement agency here in New York City. I think itâ€™s enoughÂ for now till I hear from you. Now tell me about yourself and your country.
Plz excuse me if I erred by contacting you in this mail, you can forward my message to any of your preferred mailbox and reply via it for easier correspondence.
Xpecting to hear from you soonest, till then bye.
Your new friend,
GRACEÂ Â Â Â Â Â

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