419 scam: "DR MIRIAM HABIBA ALI" <test@info.com> Re: Assalamu Alaikum

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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.
- drmiriamhabibali@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR MIRIAM HABIBA ALI" <test@info.com>
Reply-To: drmiriamhabibali@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:54:57 +0530
Subject: Re: Assalamu Alaikum

Hello My Dear Good Day From Syria,

Please pardon me for intruding into your privacy because I am left with
no other option than this. I have nurtured this within myself making sure I have all it will require to be successful. My name's are COL DR MIRIAM HABIBA ALI, a medical doctor working with NATO currently in Syria. I got your esteemed contact during my comprehensive research for a reliable and trustworthy individual in your country, i have a business proposal to invest in your country but i will need your help in this situation i find myself. I am really afraid and i don't know whom to confide in. I have some money i made in the president of Syria compound Bashar al-Assads during our search in rescue mission team NATO. I have kept it as secret for a little while and i need someone i can trust and work with to transfer this money out of Syria as a medical documents. Please i will need your help on this i can forfeit 25% percent of the total money to you to make sure is safely used for me until I will be living the army. I will need to work with you in getting this money out of SYRIA. Please, get back to me and i will make the arrangement on how to get this done because i have no one to confide in. I joined the army as an orphan and i don't have anyone to confide in as i believe you will be helpful to me. I will be reviling the said amount immediately you give me your word of confidence to go ahead as this is a very huge amount of money, I had in mind to open and operate a firm in your country as soon as the money is in your possession. I want to invest the money in a very lucrative sector. If you feel we can do this together judiciously, reply me for more details.( drmiriamhabibali@yahoo.com )

Best regards,
Dr. Miss Miriam Habiba Ali

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