419 scam: "HELP US OUT" <jhndabhfbnabh@ymail.com> HELP US OUT

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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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "HELP US OUT" <jhndabhfbnabh@ymail.com>
Reply-To: jhnabh@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:09:30 -0700
Subject: HELP US OUT

My name is El Ghanem a widow. I am presently in a private cancer treatment center because I am suffering from terminal

Esophageal Cancer{Cancer of the Esophagus} and the diagnosis is not good as i have been given few weeks / months to live. I may be transferred to another cancer treatment center if i am able to fly soon.

I have accepted my faith and i do not ask for any pity or sympathy, but, to humbly ask you to assist me in doing good to humanity and fellow human being irrespective of race, religion, colour, gender or sexual orientation for we are one people in the same world {planet}.

My late husband along with my 2 - sons was murdered by his political foes served as oil minister and held other very

important political positions before his untimely death.

I have decided that the million of U.S Dollars{US$} he left behind for me should be used for charity and charitable causes, since i will not live long to use it, hence i am reaching out to you.

Upon your positive reply of your acceptance of this offer, I will give you the contact details of my BANK in Europe that will transfer this money into your bank account anywhere in the whole world.

Please consider this offer as PRIVATE and treat it with utmost CONFIDENTIALITY as i await your positive reply now.

I thank you.

El Ghanem.

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