419 scam: "Zykeerah Whitmore"<zykeerah_whitmore@yahoo.cn> Can I completely trust You On this

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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:
- "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. )
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Zykeerah Whitmore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zykeerahwhitmore@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 10:42:41 -0700
Subject: Can I completely trust You On this

Dearest Dad and Mum,

My name is Zykeerah; I am the daughter of Fred Whitmore an American but based in UK and Libya. My father is a crude Oil business man and he has his oil block and oil service company in Libya.

He died last year in Libya during the Gadhaffi crises because he was there when the crise erupted but due to the UN no fly zone order, he was not able to fly out of Libya again and unfortunately, he was shot by the Gadhaffi forces because he is an American and he died a day after I spoke with him in the hospital.[tears!!!!]

I am 16 years of age and an undergraduate, raised by my father as a single parent so my father’s untimely death has devastated me and I have suffered a lot of problems because I am not able to locate any one that relates him. Please bear with me that I don't hear clearly but I seriously need help from you as the environment I am is not friendly again. My father's friends are now seeing me as a pest and are not welcoming again; some ask for sex before they could help me.

Please I am seeking your consent to assist me especially in the area of moving me out of this place to a new environment where I will forget about this pains and continue my education because my father wanted me to be a medical doctor and I love it and before his death, he told me of the deposit the sum of GBP 4,200,000.00 Pounds he made on my name with a security company [ADT SECURITY & FINANCE SERVICES UK LIMITED ] for my up keep and education because he is not always in UK.

Because of my financial state, I wrote to the finance house two weeks ago for the release of the money to me and they accepted the existence of the fund on my name but said they needed an adult who will stand for me as my guardian before they can release this fund to me to avoid mismanagement and other risk according to them since I am still under age.

Now permit me to ask these few questions: -

1. Can you honestly help me and take me as your Daughter because as at now, I have no place I can call home?

2. Can I completely trust you with this money?

3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account on my behalf because I have no bank account?

Please I beg you to help my situation; I shall furnish you with all the necessary information regarding this deposit for you to contact the security company on my behalf telling them I have asked for the transfer of the fund to you as my guardian.

Zykeerah Whitmore.

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