419 scam: Samad Abdul <mr.hamzam1@gmail.com> Waiting to Hear from 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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Samad Abdul <mr.hamzam1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samad_abdul2019@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:23:14 -1200
Subject: Waiting to Hear from You

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SEMAFO (Gold Mining and Security Company, Ouagadougou.Burkina Faso.

Good Day,

After my official inquiry from the foreign trade office of the
chambers of commerce & industry here in Ouagadougou.Burkina Faso, I
decided to contact you but I did not disclose the intention to anyone
else because of the delicate nature of the project. I found your
profile very interesting and decided to reach you directly to solicit
for your assistance and guidelines in making a business investment and
transfer of US$31,000,000.00(Thirty One million) to your country
within the next few days.

Please I must plead for your confidence in this transaction. My name
is Mr. Samad Abdul, 48 years of age. I am the security officer at
'SEMAFO Burkina Faso' (Gold Mining and Security Company) located in
Ouagadougou. in Burkina Faso. I am currently in need of a silent
foreign partner whose identity we can use to transfer this sum of
money. But at this moment, I am constrained to issue more details
about this profitable business investment until I get your response by
email, please if you can take out a moment of your very busy schedule
today to respond back to my email for more details and include your
private telephone number in your response which I will highly
appreciate.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Samad Abdul.

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