419 scam: Garai Madani <garaimadani@live.fr> Good Relationship And Transfer 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:

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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan 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.
- garaimadani1994@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Garai Madani <garaimadani@live.fr>
Reply-To: garaimadani1994@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 05:50:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good Relationship And Transfer Assistance

Dearest one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire to go into business relationship with you, after going through your profile and I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to the nature of my proposal which requires a reputable and trustworthy person. Someone who will be kind and sincere to me.

l am Miss Garai Madani, the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Adio Madani. My father was a very wealthy Oil merchant in Tripoli, the economic capital of Libya, he was killed by the rebel troops during a civil war in Libya 2011. My mother died on the 15th October 1995 and my father took me so special because l am motherless. Before the death of my father on 11th September 2011, he secretly called me on his bedside, when I sat down to listen to him, he started crying and when I asked him why?

(1) He complained that I am too young to be managing my life with no one to take care of me.

(2) That I have not finished my university education as he planned for me, he revealed to me that he has a sum of $10.8Million USD in a consignment (TEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) left in a security Vault in London, that he used my name as the only daughter for his next of kin in deposit of the funds. According to my father, the money was deposited as art works to avoid attracting attention to the deposit.

I am now at the refugee camp here in Abidjan and am ready to do all these since my father my bread winner is no more. l am honorable seeking your assistance in the following ways.

(1) To serve as my guardian in your country while I will depend on your expert advise since l am a girl of 19 years.

(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country in order to further my university education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.

Moreover, l am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your assistance in the transfer of this deposit to your country. Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as l believed that this project would be concluded within seven days you signify interest to assist me by contacting the security Vault.

Hoping to hearing from you soon. May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to the needy.

Best wishes

Miss Garai Madani.

Email:garaimadani1994@yahoo.com.

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