419 scam: Miss Fatima <jonathanmabal2@gmail.com> how are you today?hope you are fine from Miss Fatima,

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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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- ",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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Fatima <jonathanmabal2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: missfatima920@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:32:02 +0100
Subject: how are you today?hope you are fine from Miss Fatima,

my dear,

Compliments. This letter will definitely come to you as a huge
surprise, but I implore you to take the time to go through it
carefully as the decision you make will go a long way to determine the
future and continued existence of the entire members of my family.

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mrs Fatima, the wife
of Ahmed Cisse, the chief security to former president Roch Marc
Christian KaborÃ© of Burkina Faso,

My ordeal started On 24 January 2022, president KaborÃ© was deposed by
the military, and the subsequent take over of government by the
military administration. they murdered my husband, and others. The
former president has been in Military detention since then.

I and the entire members of my family have been held incommunicado
since the death of my husband, hence I seek your indulgence to assist
us in securing these funds. We are not allowed to see or discuss with
anybody. Few occasions I have tried traveling abroad through
alternative means but all failed.

It is in view of this that I have mandated DR GALADIMA HASSAN, who has
been assisting the family to run around on so many issues to act on
behalf of the family concerning the substance of this letter. He has
the full power of attorney to execute this transaction with you.

My late husband had/has Eighty Million USD ($80,000,000.00) specially
preserved and well packed in trunk boxes of which only my husband and
I knew about. It is packed in such a way to forestall just anybody
having access to it. It is this sum that I seek your assistance to get
out of Accra Ghana as soon as possible before the present civilian
government finds out about it and confiscates it just like they have
done to all our assets.

Please check the link below for CNN news updates on that.

edition.cnn.com/2022/01/24/africa/military-detains-president-kabore-intl/index.html

I implore you to please give consideration to my predicament and help
a widow in need.

May Allah show you mercy as you do so?

Your faithfully,
Miss Fatima,

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