419 scam: "TINA OLIVER" <tina_olivier2005@yahoo.co.kr> Hello And Good Day,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "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.
- tinaolivier@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "TINA OLIVER" <tina_olivier2005@yahoo.co.kr>
Reply-To: tinaolivier@rocketmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 02:31:24 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: Hello And Good Day,

Hello And Good Day,

Accept my Greetings in the name of the LORD Almighty the giver of every
good thing.

Good day and compliments of the seasons, i know this letter will
definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but I implore you to take the
time to go through it carefully as the decision you make will go off a
long way to determine my future and continued existence. I am Mrs. Tina
Olivier an aging widow of 61 years old suffering from long time cancer of
the throat.

I have some funds I inherited from my late husband, the sum of
US$8,000,000.00 and I needed a very honest and God fearing Person who can
withdraw this money then use the funds for Charity works. I WISH TO GIVE
THIS FUNDS TO YOU FOR CHARITY WORKS. I contacted you after studying your
background after honest prayers to the LORD to bring me a helper and i
decided to contact you to handle these trust funds in good faith before
anything happens to me after my surgery which comes up soon.

I am desperately in keen need of assistance and I have summoned up courage
to contact you for this task, you must not fail me and the millions of the
poor people in our today's WORLD. This is no stolen money and there are no
dangers involved,100% RISK FREE with full legal proof. Please if you would
be able to use the funds for the Charity works please kindly let me know
immediately on my private email: tinaolivier@rocketmail.com .

Warmest Regards,
Mrs. Tina Olivier.

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