419 scam: Mamba <mambamawa000@hotmail.fr> AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE PLEASE:

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.
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.
- mambamawa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mamba <mambamawa000@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: mambamawa@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 07:47:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE PLEASE:

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE PLEASE:
>From Miss. MAWA MAMBA
Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

This letter might come as a surprise to you especially since we have never met or had a discussion before, basically this message might sound strange but it is factual in reality if only you care to know, The truth is that I should have notified you through a more confidential means, (even in the least to respect your integrity) please accept my humble apologies if I have caught you unaware, I frankly do not mean any harm in passing my message.

My name is Mawa Mamba, 20 years old; I am the only child of late Chief and Mrs. Richard. Mamba. My father is a well known café and cocoa merchant in our country Ivory Coast before his death. I prayed before contacting you and I believed that you are the rightful person to help me out.

I need your assistance in the transfer of my inherited money for investment ventures under your care and directive, while I continue my education in your country after the transfer.

I inherited Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$6,500,000.00) deposited with my name in one of the prime bank in my country as his next of kin and I will require your assistance in receiving the transfer of the money in your local account for investment purposes.

It is my desire to come over to your country to further my education while you take care of the investment of the money. Please I am an orphan and I need your assistance to transfer my inherited money to your country and also your assistance to secure a nice school for me in your country, where I will continue my education.

I am willing to compensate you with 15% of the total amount upon a successful conclusion to this transaction. I shall be pleased to have your personal phone number where I can personally contact you.

Please I am waiting for your immediate response at mambamawa@yahoo.com

Thanks and may God bless you.

Yours sincerely,
Mawa Mamba

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