419 scam: Mariam Sarah Diallo <groombride4@gmail.com> For Your Urgent Attention

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mariam Sarah Diallo <groombride4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: amazone2000consultants@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 14:39:35 +0100
Subject: For Your Urgent Attention

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Dear Friend,

I wish this message will meet you in good condition of health, the reason
why I am contacting you is because I seek your assistance to help me
receive my asset which is presently in Dubai, I am from Republic of Mali my
late husband was the village chief in charge of-the Yatela community local
gold Miners Association and owner of Al Afrique farms and Jewelries,
unfortunately he was murdered on 20 November 2015, when some Islamist
militants took 170 people hostages and killed 20 of them in a mass shooting
at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, my husband
was one of those killed in that attack. the militants also attacked our
home because of this I escaped with my only daughter.

My late husband deposited the sum of US$ 8.5 Million in United Arab
Emirates, this is money he realized from the sale of gold dust. I have all
the documents and pictures for your confirmation,I will send you more
details immediately I receive your reply.

I ask for your assistance to help me receive the money for proper
investment in your country as I intend to invest in properties or any other
project and to help me and my daughter to relocate to your country I will
offer you 30% of the fund for your assistance.

You can confirm my story from thissites{https://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_
Bamako_hotel_attack#cite_note- auto1-29}

{https://edition.cnn.com/2015/ 11/20/africa/mali-shooting/ index.html}

Best regards,
Mariam Sarah Diallo.

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