419 scam: Mahi Ouattara <mahiouattara23@gmail.com> From Mrs. Mahi Ouattara

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mahi Ouattara <mahiouattara23@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mahi Ouattara <mahi_o1994@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 18:24:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs. Mahi Ouattara

Dear Friend,

With Due Respect and Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under humanitarian ground, however, this is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor against your will.I am Mrs. Mahi Ouattara with my only son, Donald Ouattara

Please I am contacting you to let you know my desire to establish a charity foundation in your country with this sum of US$7.5Million (Seven Million five hundred thousand United States dollars) which I inherited from my late husband (Dr Serge Blé Ouattara) It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice in your country and distributed each year among the charity organizations, motherless baby's home, mosques, churches, Schools, supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the benefit of the less fortunate.Also use part of this money to take care of my only son, Donald Ouattara.

I took this decision because I was raised from a motherless baby's home and Presently, I'm hospitalized where I am undergoing treatment for my upcoming breast cancer surgery operation. Please reply as soon as possible, confirming your acceptance to this proposition so that I will give you all the relevant information that will authorize the release and transfer of the fund to you as my duly assigned representative.

On this note,I contacted you to please come in as my son`s guardian / appointee of new beneficiary to this funds to enable the bank transfer the money in your foreign account.

Hope to Hear from you soon.

Thanks and remain blessed in the Lord.

Regards,
Mrs. Mahi Ouattara

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