419 scam: "Mrs Madani" <Laura_Luedt@t-online.de> Good Relationship And Transfer Assistance

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Madani" <Laura_Luedt@t-online.de>
Reply-To: garai1994m@live.com
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:55:56 +0200
Subject: Good Relationship And Transfer Assistance

Dearest one,

I am Miss Garai Madani, the only surviving daughter of late Mr/Mrs Adio Madani. My father was killed in Libya by the rebels during the crisis that leads to the death of Muammar AL-Gaddafi on October 20th, 2011. My father died on September 11th, 2011 at our home town when Libya rebels bust in and killed my father and my mother together with my 2 elder brothers in front of me and took away all the treasures and money in our home at that time.

Actually, I am from Egypt and 19 years now but have never been there before because I was born in Libya. My late father left 10.8Million dollars in a consignment(TEN Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) lodged at the security vault in London because of the war going on at that time. Now i lost my parents and brothers, I need someone i can trust as a partner, person who will not betray me, that will receive this fund and take care of me in his or her country. Presently, I am in Abidjan, Ivory Coast at the refugee camp,if you can be of any help to me, please do get back to me with your private telephone number for more details.

Thanks
Miss. Garai Madani.

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