419 scam: "MRS. NADIA ZAINAB" <zainab@incammino.it> WARMEST GREETINGS

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
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.
- zainabfamily14@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. NADIA ZAINAB" <zainab@incammino.it>
Reply-To: zainabfamily@mail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:30:00 +0200
Subject: WARMEST GREETINGS

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Compliments of the day.

PLEASE, MY FAMILY IS IN DARE NEED OF YOUR HELP

Please consider this request from a family in dare need of help. My name
is MRS. NADIA ZAINAB, the wife of LATE ENGINEER ALI ZAINAB from LIBYA.
My husband was the CEO and DIRECTOR of Zainab Landed Properties CC and
Zainab Real Estates Managements LTD in EL SAHARA OIL FIELD REGION. When
the Government discovered that EL SAHARA OIL FIELD REGION is rich in Oil
and other Mineral Resources, the Rebel Organization Movement (ROM)
stepped into the lands by force to occupy those areas oil was discovered
and most of those areas happens to be part of my late husband's landed
properties.

Government and the Rebels started fighting over who will inherit the EL
SAHARA OIL FIELD REGION because of the Oil discovered in the lands. It
was unfortunate that my husband and some other landowners were killed in
the process by the Rebels and some of their lands and properties were
forcefully taken and some destroyed. My husband lost his buildings and
landed properties in the process. Before this calamity occurred, my
husband had moved the sum of US$25. 5 MILLION ( TWENTY-FIVE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) to South Africa scheduled for
the establishment of other branches of his companies. The consignment
was deposited in a private security company in the name of our ONLY son
MR. RAMZI ZAINAB as the beneficiary. Upon my husband's return from South
Africa, he was murdered in cold blood by the Rebel Movement. (May his
soul rest in peace)

For safety reasons, I ordered my son to leave for Johannesburg, South
Africa immediately. I am currently in the city of ZUWARA, LIBYA and
would you be interested to assist my family in moving this money out of
South Africa for our investments in your country because of his status
as asylum seeker (Refugee) the south Africa government does not allow
refugees to make any investments or operate any bank account. Due to my
ill-health and age, I would suggest you to please contact my son in
South Africa on the below stated Email Address for further details and
procedures.

His details are:

MR. RAMZI ZAINAB
EMAIL - zainabfamily14@gmail.com

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation in advance.

Sincerely yours,

MRS. NADIA ZAINAB (Widow)
ZUWARA, LIBYA
For the Family.

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