419 scam: "Michela Peterson"<karen@nadelbaum.net> Its me Michela

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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: "Michela Peterson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michelapeterson@foxmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 20:52:06 -0000
Subject: Its me Michela

Hei kjære,

Mitt navn er Michela, jeg er 26 yrs gamle, jeg er en fri tenkende, åpen hearted jente, jeg liker å ta livet så lett som jeg kunne, jeg er en av de få som fortsatt tror på vennskap, kjærlighet, tillit og tegn , er veldig mye singel og klar til å mingle. leser gjennom siden din, jeg vil gjerne vite deg bedre, hvis du ikke bryr deg, jeg håper du vil ikke ta mitt ønske for gitt, gjerne send meg direkte, vil jeg sette pris på om du kan sende meg noen bilder til min private e-postadresse, jeg ser frem til å høre fra deg snart.
Hello dear,

My name is Michela, i am 26yrs old, i'm a free minded,open hearted girl, i like to take life as easy as i could, i'm one of the few that still believes in friendship, love, trust and signs, am very much single and ready to mingle. was browsing through your page,i want to know you better, if you don't mind, i hope you will not take my request for granted,feel free to email me directly, i will appreciate it if you can send me some pics to my private email address, i look forward to hear from you soon.

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