419 scam: "Mrs. Suha Arafat"<suha.arafat8@gmail.com> Information for a partner

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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:
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Suha Arafat" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <suha.arafat8@aol.in>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:24:17 +0200
Subject: Information for a partner

Good day,

I am Mrs. Suha Arafat, as you may already know, i have sent out of Tunisia
for a long time now after the death of my husband and now my whereabouts
is undisclosed for the safety of me and my daughter. Your can check this
link below for more information about me:

http://www.jerusalemites.org/articles/english/2007/August/21.htm
Or
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,782141,00.html

I have a business proposal for you.

As you know, i am entitled to many accounts of my late husband which he
kept a lot of money; i would like us to go into partnership so that we can
fruitfully invest this money wisely as partners. I will give you further
information and we can discuss furthermore on the modalities of our
partnership when i receive your reply.

I would like to let you know that you have to keep this highly
confidential and please do not contact me if you are a scam as you will
not get a penny, because i will make proper investigation about you before
i give you any information about my husband bank account and funds. Get
back to me with your name, address, phone number, age and occupation if
you are interested in going into a partnership with me.

Your agent respond will be highly appreciated in my private email address { suha.arafat8@aol.in }

Regards,
Suha Arafat.

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