419 scam: Mrs Leyla Zaid <son@dacthanhtam.com> Esteemed Greetings

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
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.
- mrsleylazaid@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Leyla Zaid <son@dacthanhtam.com>
Reply-To: <mrsleylazaid1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:28:29 +0800
Subject: Esteemed Greetings

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Esteemed Greetings,

I write to you in good faith and hoping that you will understand the
importance of my email.

I started living in the United Kingdom since 2007 after the death of my
beloved husband his name is Prince Jameel Zaid. He was a victim of bomb
attack in a hotel during his business trip to Iraq. It was unfortunate
he died together with other innocent people in that incident.

My decision to contact you is because I have been recently diagnosed
with Cancer and the doctor said I have less than 6 weeks to live. Since
this
sudden news was announced to me, I have been reflecting over my life in
the past. It is painful that after over 24 years of peaceful marriage
with my late husband, we had no child of our own that will inherit our
numerous wealth.

In the past, I have made reasonable donations to the victims of
Earthquake in Haiti and recently to the same victims in Japan. Now that
my health
is gradually deteriorating, I cannot continue to do all these by myself
any more. I strongly desire to reach out to the poor and needy people,
but
I would prefer to continue this with the assistance of a kind person.

I want you to answer this questions, If I donate US$5,000,000.00
Million Dollars to you, can you be able to utilize it wisely to achieve
my
heart desire of supporting poor people around you?Please write me
through this
private email address ======= mrsleylazaid@hotmail.com

Mrs. Leyla Zaid

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