419 scam: "raymond"<allhmohaa98@yahoo.cn> This is very important ( From Mr. Raymond )

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- raymondkerr168@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "raymond" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aihmha98@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:42:27 +0530
Subject: This is very important ( From Mr. Raymond )

Hi,How was your day's and your work? Hope fine.I know this message will come to you as a surprise but i want you to know that i have prayed and fast before i contacted you and my spirit lead me to you, that you are right person and my i strongly believed it. right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for . Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members. so I have decided to give also to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed funds to some charity organizations.

Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. that’s why i seek for a trust worthy partner. My family refused to help me out, they prefer using my money for personal issues, so i don’t trust them anymore, i just need to know if i can trust you , please i don’t want you to take me for granted because i just told you about my health because i have less than 9 months to live,. now i have big interest in giving the needy funds,i have some funds in company firm,first i would love to meet you one on one ,i will give you 10% of the funds let me know if you are interested, trust me i’m real i know its weird hearing all this from a stranger, i’m just been natural and plain.
just get in touch with me on; raymondkerr168@yahoo.com i will only respond to email sent to my Yahoo account not the site.

God bless you,

Raymond Kerr.

Note: You also add me on my Yahoo messenger ID; raymondkerr168@yahoo.com

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