419 scam: "From Ms. Rachelle Akah." <akah_r@hotmail.com> Hello my dearest

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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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "From Ms. Rachelle Akah." <akah_r@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: missrachelle_akah1@yahoo.cn
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:33:29 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Hello my dearest

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Hello my dearest

I know that my mail will come to you as a surprise since you do not know
me. Please,am very sorry if I disturb your privacy. It is my pleasure to
contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your
country.

The reason why I have contacted you this way is because of the urgent need
and pressure which I am now facing to find some one to help me.My Late
father ( Akah who was the former Minister of Economy and Finance of
Laurent Gbagbo and died on January 11, 2012, but before his death, he
deposited a huge amount of Eight million Six Hundred Thousand Euro, (
8.6Million) in one of the leading bank here in Abidjan cote
d'Ivoire.Urgently am looking for your help to guide me on how this money
will be transferred abroad so that I can move out of here to continue my
education in your country while you take charge of the investment with the
money.

I am humbly seeking your godly assistance in the following ways; To
provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred and to
serve as a guardian of this money since am an Orphans and still very
young. If you can be of an assistance to me,I will be pleased to offer to
you 25% Of the total money, and 5% for the expenses that you may encounter
during the transfer process. Please I am waiting for your response
urgently so that I can discuss more with you.

God Bless you
Needy.Love
Rachelle Akah

I am sorry if this message enters into your spam folder it is because of
the network error here in my country

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