419 scam: "Mariam"<mariamomar81@yahoo.com> Dearest One,

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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.
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.
- mariamomar81@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mariam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mariamomar82@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:16:51 -0800
Subject: Dearest One,

Dearest One,

It is my pleasure to introduce my self to you .I know my message will be surprised to you since we did not know each other. I am one of the Muammar Muhammad Al-Gaddafi`s bodyguard Col. Haile Mariam Omar. We are facing opposition war in Libya which I believe you mighty have had on news. I am seeking for a matured, trustworthy partner who will urgently help me to receive the fund on my behalf in Dubai (UAE). I made arrangement with one of the U.N peace keeping diplomat from US to assist me move two metallic trunk boxes that contains US$18 5m. I succeeded took them out of Gaddafi's secret room apartment.

I am contacting you because I no longer trust our allies and political leader Gaddafi, so I need entirely anonymous without any previous link or association with me openly here in Libya since I left Gaddafi camp outside Libya, I am going to instruct you whom to contact in Dubai for the claims.

If you are interested to assist me receive and invest it wisely there in your country kindly reply this mail as soon as possible so that we can proceed. The transaction will be hundred percent risks free since the fund is no longer in Libya.

Contact me with this address: (mariamomar81@hotmail.com)

Sincerely,

Col. Haile Mariam

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