419 scam: kate selormey <selormeykate6@outlook.com> Dear friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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: kate selormey <selormeykate6@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <selormeykate560@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 07:16:42 +0000
Subject: Dear friend,

Dear friend,
YOUR SINCERE ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED PLEASE YOUR HONOUR.
Thanks for giving this message a privilege; I know you may be surprise considering the fact that we have no formal acquaintance. Please be honest to me regards your interest in assisting me out of this. mrs kate Selormey is my name,27 years of age, the daughter of the late former deputy finance minister of Ghana. My father was jailed after he was probed and found guilty of embezzlement of state funds and most especially diverting a fund donated by the Japanese government for the Keta sea defense project.
All effort made by my family especially I and my mother to get him out of jail proved to no avail and my father died due to his detracting cardiac health problem. On account of this, my mother and I have thought it is wise for me to go to abroad with the documents of the remaining properties that my late father left, especially a $6.5 Million USD dollars and a 48kilos of gold Bars that my late father deposited in a bank in Ghana. So I decided to call on you to assist me in transferring this fund and invest it in a lucrative business venture in your country under your supervision and care. As soon as we commence the funds transfer I will then come down to meet you in your country, and I will send some money for the sake of my mother and two siblings young sisters to be taken care of. Presently, my family condition is too critical.
Note that all relevant documents in respect of this are still intact with me. Your willingness to assist in this bank transfer, I will forward all documents and details to you so we can discuss better on important partnership terms before weproceed. I am prepared to allocate 30% for your assistance, 5% for expenses. God richly bless you and your family. My alternative email: please read some news about my late father’s plight.http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=79505Best regardsmrs kate Selormey

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