419 scam: Terra Nelson <terranelson49@hotmail.fr> Dear Good 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Terra Nelson <terranelson49@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: terranelson49@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:13:41 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear Good Friend

Dear Good Friend

I contact you after many prayers and fasting and I chose you as good and honest person who will be kind enough to assist me transfer this my inheritance fund .I choosed you as a good & honest person,whom i can confide all my trust with in this urgent time of need.

Let me firstly introduce myself. My name is Terra Nelson,from Coted'Ivoire. The only child of late Mr Morris Nelson.
My mother died when I was a kid and My late father is the owner of J&T Cocoa Industries. But my father died recently and he was poisoned by his brother and before his sudden death,He called me privately and told me about the sum of six million five hundred thousand us dollars (US$6,500,000.00) Which he deposited in a Bank ,here in my country and used my name as the next of kin,as her only child.

Now, my father is late and my mother died a long time ago. I am an orphan now and I want you to help me in providing a save bank account where this money which my late father deposited in the bank with my name as the next of kin will be transfered over there in your country for my studies and investment purposes in your country and you be my guardian.
You will advice me on a good and profitable investment which you will set-up in your country with this money after the transfer.

Please, i am humbly soliciting for your kind and urgent assistance in this regard and I want you to make arrangement for me to join you in your country and continue my studies over there.

Sincerely speaking from my heart, i am willing to offer you 15% of this my total funds, as a reward for your assistance in helping me out. Not only this,you will also be my guardian and take care of all the investment or any business venture which you will help me and set-up in your country.

Anyway,urgently reply me right now for more details if you are really ready and interested to help me out in this assistance. I am eagerly waiting to hear from you now.

Please i will be very happy if this transfer will be concluded within four (4) working days from now
Thanks for your assistance and take care and also may God bless you as you help me out.

Remain blessed.,
Terra Nelson

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