419 scam: Mrs Abibatu Usman <fatthmed01@postribe.com> Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah,

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

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Abibatu Usman <fatthmed01@postribe.com>
Reply-To: mrsabibatuus@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 05:46:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah,

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah,

With due Respect and Humanity I write to donate and hand over this fund to you for orphans, (US$5.8M) deposited in a security firm in Ivory Coast. I, Mrs.Abibatu Usman age 68 without a child from Kuwait, I married to late Eng. Muhammed Usman who worked with Oil company (PETROCI) Ivory Coast before he died in the year 2010 after a Cardiac Arteries Operation, my doctor said I will not last for four months due to Colon Cancer, you are requested to bring your full information such as:

(1)Full Name............
(2)Telephone and Fax number............
(3)Resident address....................
(4)Country..................
(5)Occupation..................
(6)Age......................
(7)A Copy of your Identification card................

All this information shall be use for documentation process to transfer the fund to you without any hindrance to accomplish our vow to Allah. Always pray for me daily.

Thanks and waiting to read from you soonest.
Remain Bless
Mrs Abibatu Usman.

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