419 scam: Mme Susan Y Smith <rosecamara2012@yahoo.co.jp> From Miss Avaneshia Smith.Diagou !!!

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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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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: Mme Susan Y Smith <rosecamara2012@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mme Susan Y Smith <avaneshia01_smith@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 23:07:23 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Avaneshia Smith.Diagou !!!

>From Miss Avaneshia Smith.Diagou
Kwame Nkrumah Avenue N°104.Ring Road,
Accra Ghana/ Aspx .P.O.Box ,
Tel;00233426201033.

Sir, Iam miss Avaneshia Diagou Koine, and I am 23 years old girl,
Please, I contact you for urgent help because I lost my parents and my only brother Michaëlle of 16 years to during war in my country ivory coast 2011. so lucky that I was taken to this place by a good Samaritan, Mrs. Rita a leady working with red cross.

I am staying in a missionary refugee camp here in Accra Ghana,under United Nation,with hard labour/ half prison, and this place is not comfortable for me and for my future because i want to come and continue my education.

I would like to appeal to you confidentially to assist me concerning my father late Mr& mrs,.Susan,Diagou Smith Koine, who was the former mayor of cocody in a city of Abidjan, he deposit ( $17.500,000 (seventeen million five hundred Thousand us dollars in the prime bank of Ivory coast) I want to move it out from Abidjan to invest with you in your country and also start my education there because of the political crisis over many years in ivory coast and still no sign that it will be well with the country , a very day secret killing and repining

I am appealing to you in the name of God for urgent Assistance and to help me bring a bank account where the money can be transferring, and a safe place and peace country for me to move after the transfer is made.

I promise to offer 20% of the total money when after transferred.

I waiting to hear from you urgently,

Your sincerely,
Mis Diagou Av Smith..

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