419 scam: Halima Zaman <halimazaman35@gmail.com> Hello Dear,

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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:
- ",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)
- "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Halima Zaman <halimazaman35@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Halima Zaman <halimazaman35@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 03:43:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

I am Miss Halima Zaman and i
will want you to be kind with me. I inherited an important some from my
late Father Mr Zaman. I wish to request for your assistance in
investing this
sum in lucrative venture or manufacturing in your country.I have the
sum of USD($12,500,000) to invest in this transaction and I will require
your assistance in receiving the fund in your in your country.

This
is for the fact that my father
made an agreement with the Security Company where he deposited the fund
that i must provide a foreign partner that will assist me and I want to
run away from this country so that my uncles will not get me to kill,
because that has been their wish so that they will claim all my
father's properties as i am talking to you now I am not in my father's
house.

I am 23 years
old after the funeral burial of my father my uncle invite me and my
father's lawyer to read my father's will, so the lawyer told them that I
am next of kins to all my father's properties since that day they are
after my life they seas my passport and all the properties here in
Africa they said that woman have know asses to father's property the
only thing left for me now is the fund and really don't know what to do.

Now
I want an foreign partner where I can transfer this funds and after the
transaction I will come and reside permanently in your country. This is
because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant
political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my Father actually
brought sorrow to my life. I also want to invest the funds under your
care because I am ignorant of business world.

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly
regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:

1. Can you honestly help me from your heart?

2. Can I completely trust you?

3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be

good for you after the money is in your country?

Please,
consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Immediately I
confirm your willingness, I will send to you my picture and also give
you more details about myself and the Security Company were my late
Father deposited the fund, so that you can reach them and confirm the
existence of the fund as well, because seeing is believing.

I will be waiting for your immediate response.
Miss.Halima Zaman

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