419 scam: "Mrs. Elizabeth C. Denis." <mrslinda

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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: "Mrs. Elizabeth C. Denis." <mrslinda_hans@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Elizabeth C. Denis." <ad.cheng@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 23:12:01 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings!

From, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Denis
Assistant Branch ManagerÂ
Supervisor in Bank ofÂ
Abidjan CÃ´te d'Ivoire.

Dear Friend, Greetings!

It is my great pleasure to write you this massage to assist me handle a very strictly, confidential transaction in my Department where I work. I am the above named woman, Assistant Branch Manager Supervisor in accounting section in bank. I have in my possession as over invoiced fund, which I over invoiced it deliberately from Government contractorâ€™s payment account.Â

I want to use my position in office to present you in my Department as one of the contractors, so that I will use your name and your personal account to transfer the fund out into any account that you can provide from your Country and we shall both share it. As a woman, still in active with the government service. We are forbidden by law here, not to own or operate any account outside our Country and that is my reasons of contacting you, believing you will keep it as top secret because of the nature of this business as I am active in office and will not want other people or Government to notice about my involvement in this transaction.Â

More importantly, this massage is confidential top secret & 100% risk free. I will take care of the transfer until the funds get into your account. You will help me to use my own share of the fund to procure goods from your company or any company you may introduce me in your Country. I wish to receive your personal assurance that you would not sit on the money when it goes into your account. Can you assure me to be trusted so that I can confide in you?

I am waiting for your favorable reply.
Yours sincerely
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Denis.

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