419 scam: "Miss. Anita W. Combs"<anitacombs@hawaiiantel.net> Please Confirm To Us Are You Dead Or Alive? (91.234.33.87)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- anitacombs054@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Anita W. Combs" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anitacombs054@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 00:24:06 -0600
Subject: Please Confirm To Us Are You Dead Or Alive? (91.234.33.87)

Attention: My Good Friend,

Hey, It's Anita. I know its been a while. How are you doing, I want you to know based on our investigation of your payment, we want to find out if you're still alive or dead because Wayne Jackson submitted a letter and death certificate declaring that you are dead and also a signed deed of assignement, did you sign any deed of assignment with (Wayne Jackson) to receive your fund, reply to us urgently. However, we advise you to ensure you furnish us with your information.

This is because $65.6 Million has been approved in your favor for payment so get your information to us fast, unfailingly today or your fund will be released to Wayne Jackson. Send me an email urgently to anitacombs054@yahoo.com

Kindest Regards

Miss Anita W. Combs

Anti-fraud resources:

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