419 scam: "Mrs.Rahab"<kenny@md-se.metrodyne.com.tw> Hi 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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Rahab" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rahabali@voila.fr>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:21:23 +0100
Subject: Hi Dear..

FROM MRS.RAHAB ALI

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,

BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) OUAGADOUGU

BURKINA FASO.,

Greetings to you and your family, I am Mrs. Rahab Ali, auditing and

accounting manager, Bank of Africa Burkina Faso West Africa. I need your

assistance in transferring the sum of ($6.2M) Six Million Two Hundred

United State dollars into your account within 7 to 10 banking days.

This account belongs to one of our foreign customer by name, Mr. Alan

Williams who died along with his entire family in a plane crash some years

ago. You can view the link below for more details:

I agree to give you 40% of this money, will be for you, in respect of the

provision of a foreign account, and 60% would be for me. Thereafter, I will

visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated.

Reply me if interested with information’s bellow and I will send to you

the text of application which you will re-type and send to our bank for the

approval of the said fund into your account.

Your names

Full Address

Tel/Fax number

Occupation

Country

Remain bless with your family?

Regards

Mrs.Rahab Ali

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