419 scam: Favour Manis <fffavourmanis@outlook.fr> 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (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: Favour Manis <fffavourmanis@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: Favour Manis <favourmanis1995@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:05:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: HELLO DEAR,

>From Favour Manis

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.I am writting you this message with tears and
sorrow and i know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known or written before. My name is Ms Favour Manis,I am a orphan girl of 20 years old, i am from Cote ivoire in west africa
Coted'Ivoire here my late father deposited some amount of money . My late father was a 16 years economic operator,director in his Company My late
father was a very good business man and also a politician here in my country, he was poisoned to death by his business associates and also
his fellow politician on one of their business trips recently.Before his sudden death, He called me on his bedside bed at the hospital that he has a
sum of $3.5 Million USD deposited in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire In west Africa , that he used my name for the
next of kin in depositing of the fund.

Please i need your help to invest this money,

I wish to invest in manufacturing and real estate management in your base, I am going to give you 15% from the total sum of money once it arrive
to your account and 5% will be set aside for any expenses that may occur during the transaction.
Please i really need your help , i am not here for joke , waiting your urgent reply if you want to help me and know more about me.
Regards
Ms Favour Manis

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