419 scam: "MISS STACY MOHAMMED"<wtry1234@att.net> Please I Need Your Assistance...

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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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MISS STACY MOHAMMED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stacymohammed@mail.kz>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 02:40:55 +0100
Subject: Please I Need Your Assistance...

Dear Friend,

My Name is Stacy Mohammed female am 19 years old born in America by Egyptian parents Presently in Ghana just because of the previous crisis in Egypt. I came to know you in the course of my search for a reliable partner who can help me to claim my inheritance since i have lost my family in Egypt, and I decided to contact you, Because I believe you are a reputable person and I feel You can help me over this confidential matter.

My father was one of the special advisers to Ex-President Mubarak Muhammad Hosni, my father and mother was shot dead after the night Mubarak Muhammad Hosni left office as the Egyptian President after my fathers death i have no choice than to run away from Egypt to nearby country Ghana. Before my father died he deposited the sum of $45,800,000.00usd with a security finance company in Accra Ghana and as the only child of my parents all the necessary documents was place in my name. Therefore i need your help to claim this fortune as a foreigner, if you can help me i shall give you 20% off the fortune which i will disclose to you when you contact me back and if interested.

I am looking for somebody that is capable and willing to help me to process the claim of the money from the security company as my foreign beneficiary and partner to my late father's funds cause presently am passing through difficulty at where i live.

Please contact me back at (stacymohammed@mail.kz)

Regards,
Stacy Mohammed

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