419 scam: Sarah Ab <wwllxx0001@gmail.com> Assalamu Alaikum !!

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
- sarah_abdulahi@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Sarah Ab <wwllxx0001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <sarah_abdulahi@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 19:09:32 +0000
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum !!

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From: Ms Sarah Abdulahi.

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh.

How are you and your family.

Compliment of the day to you and all the members of your family.
I am Ms Sarah Abdulahi am from Sudan, but i live in ivory Coast now in
a refugee camp. I am contacting you because I need your urgent help to
secure
the money that my late father kept in the bank here on my name before
he died.This money is (US$7,500.000) and the money is in a bank here in
Abidjan.

My father was a very rich cocoa farmer,but he was poisoned to death by
his close business partner because of the big contract he won.While he
was
dying in the hospital,he told me everything and advice me to run out of
Sudan,before his partner will get me and killed me too. This is how i
ran
down to Abidjan here,where i am presently in a refugee camp.

I want you to stand as my guardian before the bank and receive the
money in your account,at my age i can not be able to handle such matter
and i do not
want to risk my life,because this place is full of desprate people. I
have gone to the bank here with the deposit document,the bank had with
my father
and they confirmed it ok.

Please I will like you to reply me so that I will give you all the
informations about the bank,so that you can contact them.

And after that you will arrange for me to come over to your country and
continue my education. I am waiting for your kind reply and may the
Almighty Allah be with you.

Yours faithfuly Sister in Allah. Please Reply me through my email ID
(sarah_abdulahi@yahoo.com ) for me to give you other details

Ms. Sarah Abdulahi.

Note: Pls permit me to ask these few questions:

1. Can you help invest this money into a profitable business in your
country.

2. Can you honestly help me as your daughter and keep this trust?

3. What percentage will be good for you after you have help to transfer
this money to your country.

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