419 scam: Abiba Faisal <tikoforest303@gmail.com> HELLO//

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Abiba Faisal <tikoforest303@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abiba00faisal@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 12:53:50 +0200
Subject: HELLO//

Hello,

Greetings to you and your family, i hope everything is well with you
over there. My name is Abiba Faisal and 16 years of age. My late
father was the former minister of Finance in Libya, though my families
died during the last war in Libya due to our former president decision
not to come down from office after many people protested for him to
come down and many lives were lost as a result of the war.

I am a refugee here in Ouagadougou and i want you to help me claim 2.5
Million USD my late father deposited in a security company, i have
tried to get this money from the security but they said i must be up
to 18years before i can come for the money that is why i want you to
claim the money as my late fatherâ€™s family friend and you will help
travel to your country for a better life after you receive the money
from the security company.

Please send me your information below for me to take to the security
company for them to make arrangement for the transfer, also you can
reach me here for more informations

Your full name..........
Your private telephone number..........
Your passport or identity card........
Your country....................... ...
Your occupation..............

Thank you as i wait your reply.

Kind regards,

Abiba Faisal.

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