419 scam: "Angela Silver"<email.1017678@yahoo.com.hk> I NEED YOUR ADVICE QUICKLY!!

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Angela Silver" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <email.1017708@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 01:15:11 -0400
Subject: I NEED YOUR ADVICE QUICKLY!!

Dear fried,

Please I need your honest and sincere advise before I make a mistake.

MUST I WAIT TILL I GET UP TO 30 YEAR OLD BEFORE I CAN INHERIT MY LATE FATHER'S WILLED SUM OF £50,700,

000.00 (Fifty Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling)?

What if I die accidentally before the age of 30? What will become of my only life inheritance? Who

will take it over since I am the only survivor of my family?

I was shocked when the Bank Manager explained to me that I will not be able to draw from the

deposited money, because my father had put a clause on the Will saying I should be given access to

the money when I'm either married or 30 years old or if I get married before the age of 30 , in which

case, my husband will be eligible to collect the money on my behalf by standing in as my late fathers

next of kin to claim the deposited funds on my behalf.

Please dear I need your honest advice on how to go about this fund. If you can honestly advise me,

reply to me urgently so that I will give you (FULL) details.

Yours sincerely,

Angela Silver
London - England.

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