419 scam: Edwige Boris <b.edwigeboris@gmail.com> Greetings from Ms. Edwige Boris.

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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Edwige Boris <b.edwigeboris@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Edwige Boris <t.edwige1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:47:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings from Ms. Edwige Boris.

Good day dear friend,

My name is Edwige, I am a 23 years old girl an origin of Ghana, and Ivoirienne Citizen (Ivory Coast). I live in Ivory Coast with my father for ages before his sudden death. My late father was a wealthy
international businessman, he deal on Cocoa and Timber export until his death. I lost my mother when i was 3 year old. i do not know my Mom, except only on photos, Am the only daughter of my parents, Please i need your help to receive my inheritance fund $ 3.7 million
USD which my late father deposited in a finance firm here but registered for foreign investment since the year 2011 before his sudden death.

I have all the documents that covers the fund in the bank and
i am the next of kin to the deposit fund. Dear, i promise to give you %30 of the total sum for your assistance as soon as this fund arrive to your country
under your care for my schooling and investment purpose over there. Please if you can be willing to help me receive this amount, kindly reply me for more details.

I am waiting for your kind response.

Yours Sincerely,

Ms. Edwige Boris

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