419 scam: Fatima Kamara <kamara.fatima@yahoo.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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Fatima Kamara <kamara.fatima@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: f.kamaralawrence@qq.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 23:56:11 +0000
Subject: Assalamu 'Alaikum

Dear Friend

For your kind attention,i will be very glad if you do assist me to relocate a
sum of ($5,500,000.00) to your personal bank account for the benefit of both of
us.

This is a genuine business transaction,Only that i can not operate it alone
without using a Foreigner as required in my bank law, therefore i am contacting
you to stand before my bank as the beneficiary next of kin of this fund, That is
my reason of contacting you in this manner to assist me actualise this better
opportunity, also to share the benefit together with me Insha Allah.

You will be entitled to have 40% of this fund as a foreign partner, since you
will provide a bank account where this money will be transferred to,While 60%
will be for me, by indicating your interest on assurance of trust, i will send
you the full details and how this business will be executed. Please keep this
proposal as a top secret between both of us because the secret of this
transaction is as well as the success of it, and if you are really sure of your
integrity, trustworthy and confidentiality reply back to me immediately to prove
your integrity, I will be looking forward for your urgent response

Regards, in sincerity;
Miss Fatima K Lawrence

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