419 scam: askah.aura@uonbi.ac.ke Important message{Please reply only to:celestinamahmoud@gmail.com}

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- celestinamahmoud@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: askah.aura@uonbi.ac.ke
Reply-To: evasalehice@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 13:46:14 +0300
Subject: Important message{Please reply only to:celestinamahmoud@gmail.com}

Dear friend

I am celestina Mahmoud, a close friend and was one of her caregiver some
years back to Liliane Bettencourt who died a months ago. Heiress of the
cosmetics firm L'Oreal, Liliane Bettencourt, who had an estimated net
worth of 33bn euros.she gave me Banking Co-Ordinates of her funds of
26,043,639.00 Euros and had mandated me to ensure i look for someone who
will be willing to extend humanitarian act around the globe and promised
to do this but at the moment, i am in new zealand and really in a bad
condition now but needs to fulfill her wish but i am down due to my recent
condition.i just heard about the news of her death. I decided to donate
this fund to a church,organisation or good person that will utilise this
money in good faith according to her mandate to me years back which i am
helpless at the moment and having my late husband relatives who has a
greedy intention.I took this decision because I don't have any child that
will inherit this money. I kept this deposit secret till date, this is why
I am taking this decision to do something memorable this end of year
2017.I don't think I will need any telephone communication in this regard
because of the confidentiality of this transfer. Upon your reply I shall
give you the contact of the bank. I will also issue a letter of
authorisation to the bank that will prove you the present beneficiary of
this money. Reply to my confidential
email address;celestinamahmoud@gmail.com

Await your response.

Sent by caregiver as instructed:Dr Askah

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