419 scam: "Ms. Pamela Abbey" <legnum000@yahoo.co.jp> Greetings

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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:
- "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: "Ms. Pamela Abbey" <legnum000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Ms. Pamela Abbey" <pamela.abbey22@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 04:21:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings

Greetings,
My name is Pamela Abbey. I am from Freetown, Sierra Leone. I am 22 yrs old. I am writing you this mail because I need your sincere help to transfer US$24.7 Million into a foreign account. This money belongs to my father, Dr. Thomas Abbey. He is late now. He was a victim of the political crisis of 2011 here in Ivory Coast that also saw the ousting of former president Mr. Laurent Gbagbo (Now awaiting trials in The Hague). This also made me unable to continue with my education because I became alone and lonely, since I lost my mother at birth. Now, I stay in a small church. But my major concern is to get this fund transferred into a foreign account, so that I can be able to complete my education and pursue my goals in life.
I have contacted the bank where the deposit was made here in Abidjan, but the director told me that except a foreign account is provided, I can't be granted access to the fund. This is why I have contacted you, so that you can provide your account to receive the fund on my behalf and based on trust.
I am willing to offer you a reasonable amount for your participation.
Anticipating your kind and urgent response today.
Pamela.

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