419 scam: al-Bashir widad <mrswidad104@gmail.com> hi

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- mrswidadb101@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: al-Bashir widad <mrswidad104@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2022 11:55:27 +0000
Subject: hi

Hi,
I am very sorry to use this medium to reach you but it is because of the
urgent need which needed an urgent request from my family that made me to
use this medium to reach you, how are you with your family? Hope everything
is well? My name is Mrs Widad Babiker al-Bashir's, I am the wife of former
president of Sudan Omar al-Bashir's,my husband has been arrested and put
into detention, i was arrested too by the new gorverment who ousted my
husband, i am been investigated and i am right now under house arrest which
they are plaining to put me inside prison, please there is a fund deposited
by my husband with a Bank in Abidjan Cote d i voire in west africa, i need
your help to collect this fund on my behalf and use it and invest in your
country pending when i will be released, no body knows about this and i
have sent a letter to the Bank informing them that my partner will contact
them on my behalf, amount, Nine Million United States Dollars, all the
documents are still with me which i will sent it over to you with the
contact of the Bank to enable you to contact them,my name and that of my
family will not be involved in what ever investment you are going to use
the money to do, please if you can help me kindly send me your reply to my
private email address at / mrswidadb101@yahoo.com
Mrs Widad Babiker al-Bashir.

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