419 scam: "SOPHIA MICHEALS"<privavte@info.com> YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a next of kin 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.
- sophia.micheals@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SOPHIA MICHEALS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sophia.micheals@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:39:16 -0700
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.

Hello how are you doing? I hope this message reaches you in good fate? my name is Sophia Micheals the wife of late engineer Silas micheals an English man who died from a fatal car accident on his business trip to China.
I was forced to married late engineer Silas Micheals at a very tender age by my parents so as to keep their political and business relationship between the two families.
The fact that i did not have any child for my late husband made me not to have a stand in the family.
Before my late husband died he deposited the Sum of $29,600,000 USD with a security company for safe keeping which he wanted to use for real estate business.
I am the next of kin to this money and the only one that knows about this money his family did not know about this deposit. There is no way i could transfer this money to my country now because i have been diagonised of having cancer which have eaten so deep into my system and the doctors said that i have few days to live.
I want you to stand as the next of kin to this money and help retrieve it from the security company which i will disclose to you. I am ready to offer you 35% of the total fund as the receiving partner and 65% you should donate to the motherless baby homes,orphans,widows,old peoples homes and the less priviledge ones in the society.
I shall provide you with the relevant information and documents for the successful claim of the funds from the security company. Please dont forget to always pray for me and make sure that part of this money goes to the motherless babies homes God bless you and your family i await your response.
I will like you to provide me with the following details, Your direct mobile, Your full Name, Your country, resident address,Your private E-mail box,Your Age,Your Occupation to my private Email address: (sophia.micheals@hotmail.co.uk)
I shall furnish you with due process to conclude this transaction without any further delay.

Respond to my private Email address : (sophia.micheals@hotmail.co.uk)

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