419 scam: hellen masson <khalid.bashir@vafort.com> Your Love Thanks,Votre Amour Merci,

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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: hellen masson <khalid.bashir@vafort.com>
Reply-To: hellen_masson008@cantv.net
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:42:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Love Thanks,Votre Amour Merci,

Your Love Thanks,Votre Amour Merci,
English
Hello Dear,
My Name is Hellen Masson. from Africa, 26 years old girl,i was impressed to seek my soul mate, and also i like to establish a long lasting relationship with you.
I will be waiting for your reply so that i will give you my picture and more about me.
Please contact me back through my private email ID hellen_masson008@cantv.net
Thanks and waiting to hear from you
soonest as i want to live the rest of my life in your position.
Love From,
Hellen Masson.

Bonjour Cher
Mon Nom est Hellen Masson.de Afrique, j'ai 26 ans la fille. J'ai Ã©tÃ© impressionnÃ© pour chercher mon Ã¢me sÅ“ur, et aussi j'aime Ã©tablir une derniÃ¨re relation longue avec vous. J'attendrai votre rÃ©ponse pour que je vous donnerai mon image et plus de moi.
S'il vous plaÃ®t contacter me soutient par mon e-mail privÃ© ID hellen_masson008@cantv.net Merci et attendant d'entendre de vous plus tÃ´t comme Je veux vivre le reste de ma vie dans votre position.
Amour De, Hellen Masson

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