419 scam: FatimaD <wils.hu57@gmail.com> To whom it may concern!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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: FatimaD <wils.hu57@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2022 10:41:59 -0700
Subject: To whom it may concern!

my dear Friend,

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 in Burkina Faso.

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.HASSAN ABBEY, 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.

https://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,
Ms.Fatima,

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