419 scam: family invitation.

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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrsyeukaikudakwashe5@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: <mrsyeukaikudakwashe5@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:57:18 +0400
Subject: family invitation.

WILL AGREEMENT FOR MY FAMILY INHERITANCE

I MrsYeukai Kudakwashe from ZIMABABWE a widow with two Children from the Shona TRIBE of Zimbabwe. I am hereby relating to you my family matter that I am a widow who was left behind by my late husband 2009 and there is problem over inheritance here in our home which is causing pains in my heart.
My husband family are fighting to claim all properties from myself and my children and even there are serious threat of live over our lives here.My husband was an international business man he also kept in oversea a consignment which contents was the total sums of NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS AND A GOLD WORTH OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY. The original document of deposit including airway bill was kept properly without knowing to my husband family. My husband was a great contractor to zimbabwe government and some individual in africa, he supplies catapilars parts and import vehicles to government and individual. He sometimes deals on cloths in large quatities.

I am contacting you to come my help to retransfer this consignment from the private company to your safe account to enable myself and my two children relocate and come to your country for a new begining of live. In this I will be save and secure with children, and I am writting this private message to you, which requires you to be confident to you and by trust I also request your intrest to help and your profit will be discussed as soon as we continue..
I HAVE VOWED NOT TO GIVE ONE DOLLARS TO MY husband family because they did not treat myself and my children good. even there are some property they wickedly seized and their threats is burdering my life so much now.
I will explain to you further, the address, and the name of the company, in europe where consignment is kept for your confirmation.
THIS IS A WILL TO my children and below are Information.
Approval No 5685P,
Reference No.-35460021,
WILL AGREEMENT No: 674632
PIN CODE NO: NOT RELEASE
I will deeply appreciate your secrerity to information.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs yeukai Kudakwashe
mrsyeukaikudakwashe5@yahoo.com
my contact mrsyeukaikudakwashe5@yahoo.com

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