419 scam: "Simbat Farafara"<vp@ilpp.ml> Important Information for you

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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)
- "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (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: "Simbat Farafara" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <simbat@ilpp.ml>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 09:47:02 -0800
Subject: Important Information for you

Dear Friend

It`s my pleasure for writing you this letter, hope you are fine? I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am Simbat Farafara refugee from Syria, The Daughter of a late Almar Raylod Farafara of Syria who was into oil and gas before he died in Alepo syria during the Syria Crisis.I came to know you in the
course of my search for a reliable and God fearing partner and I decide to contact you because I believe you are a reputable person and I felt you can help me over this confidential matter.I count on your integrity and honesty to be able to handle this business. I have $20million U.S DOLLARS in a finance company that i want to invest in any lucrative business in your country.

My Late father business partner Mr Mcdavis Will, who was suppose to receive this money was asking for 70% which I did not agree on for any reason,that is why we have to stop the delivery to him immediately.We are ready to give you 40% from the total money because that was the initial agreement we had with my late father
partner, Mr Mcdavis Will before he later change his mind because of his greed which is the reason why we had to stop the delivery to him.

The director of the finance company just inform me yesterday that i should provide a new business partner to stand as my family trustee to receive and invest the money in any lucrative business in your country.

If you are willing to help us receive the money, all you just have to do is to contact the finance company so that they can give you instruction on how to receive the money.

Contact me on my email address : simbat@ilpp.ml if interested so
that I can give you more details .

Regards,
Simbat Farafara

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