419 scam: "Ms.Gulnara Karimova" <msgk247@gmail.com> From: President's daughter

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- gkarimova1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms.Gulnara Karimova" <msgk247@gmail.com>
Reply-To: msgk247@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 18:23:25 +0100
Subject: From: President's daughter

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Dear Sir/Madam

Attention:

I am Ms.Gulnara Karimova 43.the eldest daughter of the President of
Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov.

I confidentially write you this letter, from under unofficial house
arrest in Uzbekistan were
i have been held since March.

What i want now is a trustworthy person who is ready to help me claim
money US$17Million deposited
in a security company in Europe this money was a cash gift i received
as a president's daughter from
multinational company that seek to establish companies and other
investments in my country,Uzbekistan.

Now that i am being held for purely political reasons with no access to
any form of public scrutiny,
and my bank accounts in Switzerland were i was residing with my family
have been frozen.And now the
only money i have is this deposit made as a family Valuable/Treasure
with the security firm without
making it known to them that the true content is money.

All i need is your cooperation to claim and invest this money on my
behalf,for my family(my children).

If are interested to help me,do let me know so that i can give details
and where the money is deposited
and to let you open communication with the Security company.
I like to invest in buying of shares, real estate and oil or in any such
area of investment that you
can advice.

Thank you so very much.send your reply to this my email:
gkarimova1@hotmail.com

Yours Sincerely,

Ms.Gulnara Karimova

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