419 scam: "Maikeita Younis"<maikeita@libero.it> Re: Greeting

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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:
- "million us dollars" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Maikeita Younis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ymaikeita@libero.it>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:43:02 +0100
Subject: Re: Greeting

Hello Dear,

I am Maikeita Younis, wife of the slain Libyan rebels' chief of army staff, General Abdel Fatah Younis, My husband was the interior minister in the Gaddafi's regime before he defected to join the rebels fighters who conspired to kill him and later blamed it on pro-Gaddafi's agents. My late husband was a victim of conspiracy among some of the Rebel leaders who saw him as a threat to their selfish ambitions to assume power when the Government of Col. Gaddafi's is finally removed. you can read some of the stories on the following links. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/31/abdel-fatah-younis-obituary

The purpose of my mail is seeking your consent to make you the sole beneficiary of my family treasure worth $26,000,000.00 (Twenty Six Million US Dollars) deposited out of the country for safe keeping purpose. You will be entitled to 30% of the total sum for your assistance and trust.

If you are interested and can assure me of your honesty and capability, Please get back to me. for more details, otherwise kindly delete this message and please don't disclose the content to a third party to avoid putting my life in more danger.

Thanks
From Maikeita Younis.

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