419 scam: mymother98_376 <mymother98

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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)
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.
- elitamatine@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mymother98_376 <mymother98_376@libero.it>
Reply-To: elitamatine@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:23:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HI

Elita
Salut Ã mon nouvel ami,
Comment allez-vous et comment est votre travail? J'espÃ¨re que tout va bien
avec vous,
Mon nom est Mlle (Elita) Je sais que vous pourriez Ãªtre surpris comment i
Texte votre email,
j'ai obtenu votre Email aujourd'hui, quand je regardais Ã la recherche d'un
partenaire honnÃªte, alors je me sens d'abandonner cette ligne peu de vous, et
je voudrais que vous me contactez Ã travers mon adresse email afin que nous
puissions connaÃ®tre les uns les autres et d'Ã©changer nos photos , et l'on peut
devenir partenaire. Rappelez-vous la distance n'a pas d'importance ce qui
compte, c'est l'amour que nous partageons les uns avec les autres, j'attends de
vous entendre bientÃ´t. have a nice day. Cordialement
(elitamatine@yahoo.com)

Elita
Greeting to my new friend,
How are you and how is your work? i hope that all is well with you,
My name is miss(Elita)i know that you may be surprise how i text your email,
i got your Email today when i was browsing looking for a honest partner, then
i feel to drop this few line to you , and i will like you to contact me back
through my email address so that we can know each other and exchange our
pictures, and we may become partner. Remember the distance does not matter what
matters is the love we share with each other,i am waiting to hear from you
soon. have a nice day. Best Regards
(elitamatine@yahoo.com)

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