419 scam: "MRS SUREYAH FAHAD" <fahadd3@wjh5zt67h.homepage.t-online.de> US$16 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- sureyahfahad009@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS SUREYAH FAHAD" <fahadd3@wjh5zt67h.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <sureyahfahad009@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 07:33:16 -0800
Subject: US$16 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS

FROM: MRS. SUREYAH FAHAD
TEL: + 27-78-937-8353
E-MAIL: sureyahfahad009@gmail.com
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
US$16 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
Good-Day!

My Name is Mrs. SUREYAH FAHAD. I know this will be a surprise to you. Please consider this message as a request from a family in dares need of your help. I am the Wife of Omar S. Fahad from Sudan Darfour, My husband Mr. Omar S. Fahad was the owner of Omar Sea Food Industry in Darfour region and a Farm Land in Dar four region and supplier of Central African Countries with sea food till the Government find out that Dar four region was rich in Oil and Mineral Resources which was discovered by an individual Group called Organization Rebel Movement.

The Government and Rebel Movement are fighting over who will inherit the Darfour region because of the Oil discovered and Rebel Movement are killing people in Darfour region to enable them inherit the land and my husband was murdered in cold blood and our Farm, Sea Food Industry was burnt down.

Before then, my husband had moved ( US$16 Million) Sixteen Million United States Dollars) to South Africa for establishment of another branch in Southern Africa; the fund was deposited in a private Security & Finance Company in the name of my son as beneficiary. My husband was killed because the Rebel Movement believed that after his death, they will have no challenge in taking over the land.

Now the Rebel Movement turned against us looking for the remaining existing family of Omar in order to achieve their aims. I and my son decided come to Johannesburg, South Africa to seek Asylum (Refugees) now all the documents issued when the consignment was deposited has been handed over to our family Lawyer in South Africa who assisted my late husband when the consignment was safely deposited.

The financial laws in South Africa on Refugees does not permit us to invest the funds here as we can not operate any bank account, that is why we decided to look for a Foreign Partner that will assist us in moving the funds out from South Africa for my family investment. We have decided to offer you 24% of the total amount, 6% mapped out to defray all expenses that will be incurred during the process of concluding the transaction, while the remaining 70% will be for my family and will be invested in your
Country under your management.

Immediately you receive this E-mail, kindly contact me on my telephone or e-mail and indicate your interest in being part of this venture, on the below stated telephone number and email for proceedings Tel:+ 27-78 9378353 and Email: sureyahfahad009@gmail.com
SINCERELY YOURS
MRS SUREYAH FAHAD

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