419 scam: "Mrs. Hayati Al-Mashood" <mramamt011@gmail.com> My Dear Engineer

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Hayati Al-Mashood" <mramamt011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ailaboger1010@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 01:20:50 +0400
Subject: My Dear Engineer

My Dear Engineer

I am sorry if you will be offended by my message. I got your e-mail
address contact through your country's Information Exchange On line
while browsing and after that,I decided to contact you to ask for your
assistance in this urgent matter that requires trust, confidentiality
because you might receive this message in your Inbox,Junk/Spam folder.

I am Mrs. Hayati Al-Mashood the Head of Accounting Audit Department of
Empire Bank here in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I discovered a sum of
$25.5 Million USD in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
deceased customers who died of heart attack and he was from your
country. Our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come
forth to claim the money but nobody has done that SINCE 2010.

I seek your consent as my foreign business partner in this transaction
to present you as the next of kin/Beneficiary to the deceased,so that
the funds will be released to you because, you fit in to stand as the
next of kin of our late client because you have the same last name as
our late client and am sure that the $25.5 Million USD will be
released to you and share 50% for you, 50% for me

I didn't mean to offend you with my message please am sorry. I am
waiting for your reply with your Full names and direct telephone
numbers for more details

Best Regards
Mrs. Hayati Al-Mashood

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