419 scam: =?UTF-8?B?Im1vbmEgYWhtZWQi?= <monaahmed3@terra.com.pe> (no subject)

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- 2014@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?B?Im1vbmEgYWhtZWQi?= <monaahmed3@terra.com.pe>
Date:
Subject:

From The Desk of Mrs Alkhazzan Mona Ahmed.
Branch Manager Nationa= l Bank of Abu Dhabi
Al Ain Branch Ali Ibn Abi Talib St, Near Oud
Al T= awba Round About,United Arab Emirates U.A .E

Assalamualiakum,
This message might meet you in (utmost surprise), however,it's just my=
urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for thistransaction.

I got your e-mail address in Internet while browsing a= fter I decided
to contact you and ask for your assistance in this urgent= matter,
requiring trust and confidentiality, I am Alkhazzan Mona Ahmed = Saudi
Arabian Citizen,am the Branch manager, National Bank of Abu Dhabi,=
(UNITED ARAB EMIRATES), Married with Five children.

I have the o= pportunity of transferring the left over funds of
US$12,000,000.00 (Twel= ve Million United State Dollars) our bank
deceased customer late Mr. Tho= mas Stone who died on (Egypt Air Flight
990) along with his family left = unclaimed with our bank to you as the
beneficiary.

I sent a routi= ne notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a mont= h, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employ= ers, the Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Thomas Stone, died
in the plane = crash On October 31, 1999, (an Egyptian Boeing 767 Flight
990) with othe= r passengers on board as you can confirm it yourself via the
website bel= ow.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
Hence i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can beshared between us in the ratio of 50/40 while 10% will be mapped out
f= or expenses that may occur on the process.As a woman I want to
entrust t= his fund in your hands for the future of my family.

Please not= e that by the virtue of my position in the bank, I have worked
out the p= erfect modality as well as I shall provide the relevant
information's an= d documents for the successful claim and transfer of the
funds in the ac= count that will be provided by you.

I can not stand in the forefront= of this transaction because I work with
the bank, that is why I have co= me to you, for assistance be rest assured
that this project involve no r= isk to you, upon the receipt of your
acceptance mail , I will provide yo= u with further
details.Reply through my private email address belo= w.

Respectfully yours,

Alkhazzan Mona Ahmed.
Branch Manage= r National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Al Ain Branch Ali Ibn Abi Talib St, Near Ou= d
Al Tawba Round About, United Arab Emirates
Private email:monahmeddd= 2014@gmail.com

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