419 scam: "Mrs. Sainah Samorah"<froet@lulpeskowit.com> From: Mrs. Sainah Samorah

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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:
- "million 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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mrssamorah001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Sainah Samorah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrssamorah001@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:03:46 +0200
Subject: From: Mrs. Sainah Samorah

From: Mrs. Sainah Samorah and (Family).

E-Mail: mrssamorah001@gmail.com

Good, Sir/Madam

With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which I believe would be of great interest to you. I am looking for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist my family and I to transfer fund to his personal or company account and for investment purposes, I am Mrs.
Sainah Samorah, the wife of Late MR. JOHNSON SAMORAH , (ZANU-PF) who was a Commercial Farmer and very wealthy cocoa merchant in Bindura and Harare, the economic city of Zimbabwe.

My husband was among the people that were murdered in cold blood by the President Robert Mugabe Administration during the land dispute that just happened in Zimbabwe wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black’s farmers and this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act.

After the death of my husband, we decided to move out of ZIMBABWE because our lives were in danger. But before the death of my husband he deposited the sum of US$48 Million Dollars in one of the Security Company here in South African. In the cause of moving the fund to any place my family has agreed to offer you 40% of the fund for your assistant, while 60% will be for my investment in your Company/ country.

REQUIREMENT: What i expect from you in your reply are the following,
(i) Your direct telephone number for easy communication.
(ii) Your personal company / Work profile

You can contact me through my private email address. Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolute confidentiality is required for the safety of my family and the fund, and do email me for notice immediately you receive this proposal; Email: (mrssamorah001@gmail.com ),

I anticipate your quick response

Thanks and God bless you

Mrs. Sainah Samorah and (Family).

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