419 scam: Janete Moon <janetemoon10@gmail.com> I need your 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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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: Janete Moon <janetemoon10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Janete Moon <janetemoon9@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 20:12:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I need your help,

Good morning.

I know this mail may come to you as a surprise Please permit me to introduce myself to you. I am Janete moon. Unfortunately. I 'm now an orphan,the only child and Daughter of late Mr justina moon, from Ivory Coast Abidjan.I know it may have sounded very strange to you on why I contact you as you are a complete stranger to me and I must tell you this, I will contact you for the simple reason that we do not We know. My uncle conspired with my father's business rivals and poisoned my father.
They killed my father in order to take over his businesses and inherit his wealth. In that letter they were asking my uncle to give them their own part of the deal.I'm afraid that they might decide to kill me or poison me as they did to
my father in order to keep me silent for the evil they did to my beloved late father. For safety,
I decided to run away from the house. I'm now in a hidden place very far from the town.

My purpose of contacting you is because I need to come to your country secretly so that my uncle will not know my where about.The total money in question is USD (5.8 Million US Dollars only) he kept with financial company in my name and i have verified this with the Financial Company before contacting you. and i will provide you with other informations once you indicate your willingness.

Finally, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total money as mode of compensation for your effort for assisting me with this humble request as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within few days you signify your interest to assist me.

Now permit me to ask these few questions
1. Can you honestly help me from your heart?
2. Can I completely trust you?
Best Regards,
Miss.Janete
moon.

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