419 scam: Mrs Salman Rawaf <ushiko83@yahoo.co.jp> Mrs. Salman Rawaf

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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 united state 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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Salman Rawaf <ushiko83@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Salman Rawaf <mrssalmanrawaff@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 21:50:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Mrs. Salman Rawaf

Mrs. Salman Rawaf

My Dearest,

| am Mrs. Mrs Amira Salman Rawaf an ageing widow suffering from long time illness. this is my pessimistic condition l am currently admitted in a private hospital here in United Kingdom London, l will be very enthusiastic for your kind responds.

I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband, Mr.Salman Rawaf,The sum of Three Million United State Dollars deposited in a bank Security in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire

I saw you as a humble and honest person that can help me to handle the transfer process for investment and charity work in your country Please if you can be sympathetic and delighted to do this work, kindly reply me as soon as possible for more details.

Sincerely,

Mrs Salman Rawaf

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