419 scam: "Mrs.Aminata Abdullahi" <aminataabdullahi2@gmail.com> (no subject)

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Aminata Abdullahi" <aminataabdullahi2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aminataabdullah3@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 20:28:45 +0200 (SAST)
Subject:

READ AND GET BACK TO ME

I want you to patiently read this offer. I am Mrs.Aminata Abdullahi,the
wife to the deceased former Head of Delegation to the World Bank in West
Africa. My husband was the linkman between the Organization for Petroleum
Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum sector in a West African
country. He also attend OPEC meetings constantly in Geneva before his
death caused by cardiac arrest in our home town.
Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, he was able to make
S$8.million.(EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)I want you to assist me
to claim this money as i cannot claim it directly because he made the
deposit as a fund belonging to his business associate in order not to
raise eyebrow since he was a civil servant during that time, and the code
of conduct bureau forbids him or his wife to acquire such amount of money.
It is on this basis that I am contacting you for assistance, if you will
be interested, claim documents will been processed and sent to you. The
documents with which the fund is deposited will be amended to reflect you
as the beneficiary so that you will be eligible to collect the fund as his
business associate.
You shall be entitled to 30% of the total funds while the rest will be
given to me on arrival in your country for the up keeping of my only son
and for further investment under your kind control there in your country
as I can not be able to do any investment here in West Africa due to the
origin of the said fund.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is risk free
and doesn't have any negative implication. You should not entertain any
fear as all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund have
been finalized. If you can conveniently assure me of your ability to keep
this business very secret and confidential, you can write back to me for
further details.
Expecting your urgent response.
Best regards,
Mrs.Aminata Abdullahi

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