419 scam: Vanes Saserge <vanessaserge111@gmail.com> CRY FOR HELP

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "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: Vanes Saserge <vanessaserge111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Vanes Saserge <vanserge2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 03:26:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CRY FOR HELP

Hello Dear,

I'm Miss Vanessa Serge the daughter of Late Mr.Serge,from Abidjan (Ivory Coast). I am 21 years old girl an orphan, as a result of death I have no parents.

I kindly seeking for your assistant in transfering to your bank account my inheritance and I will relocation to your country to contiune my education,I inherited the sum of Four Million united states Dollars USD($4,000,000) from my father,Which he deposited in one of the major bank here in Abidjan, At the time of deposit my name was written in the bank document as next of kin, If you are ready to work with me and help me out,kindly indicate your interest by reply back to me, so I will provide the necessary information and details on how to proceed, I will give you 20% of the money for helping me out.

May God bless you for your
immediate attention, please kindly contact me for more detail and explanation ,so that we can proceed further.

My best and Lovely Regards to you and your family,

Regards
Miss Vanessa Serge.

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