419 scam: val kate <tonibob001@gmail.com> hello dear

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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: val kate <tonibob001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: valkate042@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 08:54:08 -0800
Subject: hello dear

hello dear

i am val kate, i know you dont know me in person of which bad people
in this world has made us not not trust the good ones again, but as
for me you really need to trust me, my purpose of contacting you is
that,
I am a soldier working as United Nations peace keeping troop in
Afghanistan,on war against terrorism.I have in my possession the sum
of $6.5 million USD Which i made here in Afghanistan and I deposited
this money with a Red Cross agent.
I want you to stand as my beneficiary and receive the fund and keep it
safe so that as soon as i through you will assist me to invest it in a
good profitable venture,I will give you 30% of the total money for the
assistance after you have receive the money.please my dear get back to
me if you are willing to assist me for me to give you full details and
how you can receive this funds urgent without any hitch.
Your Friend
Ms val kate

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