419 scam: "Saheed Haid" <customerserv03833320@hotmail.com> Important

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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:
- "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)
- ",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)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Saheed Haid" <customerserv03833320@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: saheedhaid@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 19:03:31 +0200
Subject: Important

With due respect, trust and humility I send you this message with the hope that you would assist me and my family. My name is Saheed Haid the son of the late Mr.Tariq Haid of Darfur Sudan. It is indeed my pleasure to contact you for assistance of an Investment venture which I intend to establish in your country.

I am looking for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist me and my family to received fund in his / her personal or private account for investment purpose though I have not met with you before, but considering the recent political instabilities in my country, I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life.

There is a sum of US$5,000,000.00 (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) which my late Father deposited in a security and finance company awaiting claim before he was assassinated by unknown persons during this war in Darfur Sudan.

I and my family have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe for security and political reasons. I want you to help me retrieve this money for onward transfer to any designated bank account for investment purposes on these areas below:

1) Transport Industry
2) Mechanized agriculture.
3} Estate investment

I will then furnish you with more details and I have mutually agreed to compensate you with 20% which is your share for assisting me, then the remaining 80% will be for me and my family, which you will help us to invest in your country.

All I require is your honest & kind co-operation. I will give you further details as soon as you show interest in helping me.

I wait for your kind consideration to my proposal.

Best Regards,
Saheed Haid

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