419 scam: "Ma. Praise Revilla"<kangofcamb@samailbox.com> From Ma. Praise Revilla

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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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ma. Praise Revilla" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <praise.revilla@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 14:20:21 -0700
Subject: From Ma. Praise Revilla

Hello

I am Ma. Praise Revilla , sister,to Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jrs from the Philippines who was arrested and detained for plunder after triggering a massive protest and scrapping of lawmakers discretional funds last year .

As now, I am broken hearted and needs someone to trust,without remembering my past and forsaken experiences from close confidants and family.

I need someone who would take me for whom I am and as a life time partner Well,from your profile I believe in me that you ought to be a very honest person

My brother has some funds he did deposited with one of the his strong room volt in philippines ,which the government did not know about , because all he's funds in the Philippines banks has been confiscated by the present government .the last time I visited him in the prison ,he advice me to search for trusted investor whom will be presented to one of the bank in Philippines with our contact to enable the bank transfer the funds oversea ,

where I can have access to the funds for a long time investment then I will fly over with you in your country .is 100% risk free.

I wait your reply for more details.

Ma. Praise Revilla

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