419 scam: "Woods Ella"<vanag@east.ru> 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:

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.
- woodsella123@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Woods Ella" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <woodsella123@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 06:53:09 +0900
Subject: Greetings

First of all, please excuse me for being so direct with you. I am Woods Ella,
age 16, daughter to late Mr & Mrs Woods, who both died in an helicopter crash
in France while inspecting one of our new acquisitions 30 July, 2012.

Ever since this incident occurred, i have been leaving with my only aunty and
her husband here in Daugavpils, Latvia. Just few days ago, i got some information
from my late dad Lawyer that my aunty and her husband are making arrangement
to claim the only money without my consent which my late parent "WILL" to me.

The lawyer has advised me to do some thing fast before it will be too late.

I have contacted you to stand as my "TRUSTEE", so the entire fund will be
credited to your account, for you to put the fund into any profitable business
right there in your country or you keep funds in your account until i complete
my education.

In simplicity and truthfulness, i will let you have a reasonable part of the fund
as soon as the fund get into your home account for helping me.

YOUR UNDERSTANDING WILL BE APPRECIATED. i await your prompt response for further
details. Please discard this mail if you disagree with my request

contact my private email:woodsella123@gmail.com

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