419 scam: Mrs. Haniya Younis. <mrs.hayouniss001@gmail.com> As-salam alaykum.

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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:
- "million pounds" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "you will be entitled to 30%" (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 next of kin 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.
- mrshyounis2014@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs. Haniya Younis. <mrs.hayouniss001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.hayounis001@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 21:19:59 -0400
Subject: As-salam alaykum.

Hi Friend,

It is with respect and humility I beg to state the following few lines for your kind consideration since we've never met before as I got your email address in my search for a trust worthy individual for a £24,000,000.00 GBP (Twenty Four Million Pounds) Project.

My name is Mrs. Haniya Younis, I am the wife of the slain Libyan rebels' chief of army staff, Abdel Fatah Younis, and my husband was the interior minister in the Gaddafi regime before he defected to join the rebel’s fighters who conspired to kill him and later blamed it on pro-Gaddafi agents.

My late husband was a victim of conspiracy among some of the NTC leaders who saw him as a threat to their selfish ambitions to assume power when the Government of Col. Ghaddafi is finally removed.

You can read some of the stories on the following links.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/28/libya-rebel-forces-leader-killed

Due to the present situation in my country as our life is no longer safe in libya, I was able to move out with my family to a near by country (Ghana) where we reside for the now pending the conclussion of this project then we will relocate to Europe or America.

Before my husband death, he made me to understand that he deposited the sum of £24,000,000.00 GBP (Twenty Four Million Pounds) with a security and Finance Company in Europe which he made during when he was the chief of army staff and he gave me all relevant documents of the funds before his death.

The purpose of my mail is to seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary of the £24,000,000.00 GBP (Twenty Four Million Pounds) which is presently under safe keeping with the Finance Company in Europe. During when my late husband deposited this funds he claimed it belong to is foreign partner to which I am the one who will present his foreign partner the beneficiary of the funds before the Security and Finance Company for claim in case of death.

You will be entitled to 30% of the total sum for your trust and assistance if you can handle this project.

If you are interested and you can assure me of your honesty and capability of handling this transaction, Please get back to me for more details via my direct email below.

mrshyounis2014@hotmail.com

I await your positive response.

Thank you.

Best Wishes,
Mrs. Haniya Younis.

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