419 scam: "Mrs fathima Farouk" <engclib@ue.edu.ph> Please assist me and my daughter

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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.
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.
- fathima_farouk@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: fathima_farouk@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 01:56:38 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: Please assist me and my daughter

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Hello,
I am Mrs fathima Farouk. On 18th September 2014,my husband late Dr Hassan
Farouk was killed and our house burnt by IS militants operating in
Syria, because he refused to support them with his money. The only
inheritance he left for me and my daughter is the money in his bank
account in Europe. I want you to assist me to transfer it to your country
and invest it in Real Estate business. I and my daughter will come over
tomeet with you. Please help us. You can reach me on
fathima_farouk@yahoo.com for more details

Mrs Fathima Farouk

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