419 scam: marykabill002 <marykabill002@libero.it> Hello

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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.
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.
- marykabila61@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: marykabill002 <marykabill002@libero.it>
Reply-To: marykabila61@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 19:20:08 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Hello

Hello dear,
My name is Miss Mary Kabila, As I search for a nice friend and came across
your contact, My mind and my heart told me to contact you for friendship, A
friend who truly understand his or her friend and share their feelings
together. please kindly accept my request, I believe that distance or age can
never be a barrier but let love connect us because love is a bridge that
connected far distance to be close to each other, I will send my pictures to
you immediately I receive your reply at my email address ( marykabila61@yahoo.
com ).
Your Friend,
Mary.

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Hola queridos,
Mi nombre es Miss Mary Kabila, Como puedo buscar un buen amigo y me encontrÃ©
con su contacto, mi mente y mi corazÃ³n me dijo que en contacto con usted para
amistad, un amigo que realmente entienden su amigo y compartir sus sentimientos
juntos. por favor, la amabilidad de aceptar mi solicitud, yo creo que la
distancia o la edad no puede ser nunca un obstÃ¡culo, sino que el amor nos
conecta, porque el amor es un puente que conecta lo lejos para estar cerca unos
de otros, voy a enviar mis fotos a usted inmediatamente recibamos su respuesta
en mi direcciÃ³n de correo electrÃ³nico ( marykabila61@yahoo.com ).
Su amigo,
MarÃa.

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