419 scam: MRS RACHEL LAMOLA <test@synertradegroup.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: MRS RACHEL LAMOLA <test@synertradegroup.com>
Reply-To: <rachellamola01@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:57:30 -0800
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,

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Dear Friend,

Having viewed your statue on-line which motivated me that you can be a
trusted person,i am contacting you in respect to my late husband s fund
worth US 55Million deposited with FOREIGN BANK OVERSEA,for safe keeping
purposes.But right now my husband is dead and the financial firm has
been giving me several notifications to make the claim of the said
deposit.
I want a situation whereby i will present you as my Executor to the
bank so that you assist me to make the claim of this fund from the
financial firm so that it will be transferred to your custody pending my
arrival with my only daughter to your country so that we can use it
judiciously for investment purposes.

My only daughter will continue her education in your country upon our
arrival once every arrangement as regards this transaction is
concluded.I will be offering you 25% of the fund for your foreign
assistance as long as you can help me out in carrying out this project
effectively without insinuating greed and selfishness. I am contacting
you in this respect for the below purposes,

1, To avoid awareness of my late husbands relatives because they would
like to inherit it alone if i dare disclose it to them because they said
that i do not have a male child for my late husband without considering
the welfare of me and my only daughter.

2, To avoid awareness of Benin Republic Government about the fund since
my husband was a former politician in Benin.
Once i receive your positive response, i will give you more details and
the documents of the fund deposit for your confirmation to enable us
proceed

Yours sincerely

Mrs Rachel Lamola

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