419 scam: Kate Williams <katejacobson0045@yahoo.co.jp> Dear One,

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Kate Williams <katejacobson0045@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Kate Williams <kate_williams11@outlook.fr>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:37:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear One,

Dear One,

I am Miss Anita George young medical student from
Ivory Coast, West Africa. I would like to enter into a covenant with you; it is
my pleasure to contact you for a business venture that I have the intention to
establish in your country.

Even though you have not met before but I believe one
has to risk confident in succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount
($4.5, Million united state Dollars) that my late father deposited in my name
in the suspense account with a bank here in Abidjan before his death.

Now I have decided to invest this money in your
country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political
reasons.

I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually
build trust, relationship and confidence in you and please let me know if it
will be of help, but first I want to get to know you better.

I am 21 years of age. All I need is you to help me
transfer the money to your account in your country and invest it in a good
business in your country. After careful consideration, I decided to give you a
commission of 15% of the total amount so that you will cover all expenses
inevitable during the transaction process.

Almighty God touches your heart and gives you the
courage to make a wise decision while I am anticipating hearing from you soon,

Miss Anita
George.

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