419 scam: Serena Alexander <stanlrandallkomo@yahoo.co.jp> Hello!

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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: Serena Alexander <stanlrandallkomo@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Serena Alexander <serenaalexander27@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:33:59 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello!

Hello!
My name is Miss.Serena Fatima Alexander a 29years old female single the personal assistant to daughter of the late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's daughter Lady Aisha Gaddafi.Iam willing to build a sincere relationship with anyone who is honest and sincere, caring.

Meanwhile, I wish to inquire of your services to be my foreign partner / investor and support me to transfer and manage my funds by investing in profit making ventures like buying of company shares or Real Estate Investment Trust funds.I have a reasonable sum that I inherited from my step father Mr.Alexander Tiote, which I would like you to help me invest it in your country.If this proposal interests you, please kindly respond ASAP. When I get a positive response from you, I will give you my personal photos, evidence of deposit of the fund, my international passport. I will send all these for you to have confidence that you are dealing with a genuine person.

Anticipating to hear from you urgently.

Thanks and God bless you.
Yours Sincerely,
Serena A. Tiote

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