419 scam: "Elsh Wazihi"<fatim.gino@mail.ru> From Elsh

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- elshwazihi@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Elsh Wazihi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <elshwazihi@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:14:06 -0700
Subject: From Elsh

Dear

Introduction:
My name is Elsh Wazihi from Lybia, I am 22 years old from a single parents, mom passed away when I was 6 years according to my father. Presently am in South Africa seeking refuge due to the predicament that befell us. My father was killed just last year during the Reid by the NATO and Rebel fight against the late president Gadhafi. Don’t want to go in details.

Reason of contacting you:

I got your contact from a search through google, and decided to write you with my story and to seek for your help if possible. My father before he was killed left some certain amount of money with a bank in South Africa which I have come to claim, but the bank is saying otherwise. That I must reach 25 years before I can have access to the account as agreed with my late father. Or alternatively get a foreign partner whom my father indicated in the agreement to come forward for the claim. This is why I took my initiative to contact you. I had wanted to wait till such a period of time but on the other hand I won’t be able to wait to that time. What would I be doing and how would I be feeding or enroll in my studies.
So I decided to make plan with this idea to seek for someone who will stand as my father’s business partner overseas who will claim the money in the bank.

What is Needed from you:

I will provide to you all the necessary documents including the agreement made with my late father and the bank with the bank contact information so that you could contact them and as well give them instructions on what they must do as regards to transferring the money into you own account. While I come to meet with you in your country to have a new life.
The total of USD3,700,000.00 is involved and I will give you USD500,000.00 for your help, please If you are interested in this business kindly write me back or call me thru this tele number: + 27735238429 or write me on (elshwazihi@hotmail.com)

Thanks
Elsh Wazihi

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