419 scam: "Farah Nurisha Abdul"<farahnurisa@sapo.pt> [GSN Suspected Spam] Please I would love to have your attention!

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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.
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 pounds" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- farahnurisa@yahoo.com.my (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Farah Nurisha Abdul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <farahnuris@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:45:03 +0800
Subject: [GSN Suspected Spam] Please I would love to have your attention!

Salam,

Please I would love to have your attention with hope you will not reject my message because of my bad grammar, knowing fully well that I am from Malaysia. And my name is Farah Abdul, a Widow, with one daughter. I lost my husband 4 years in 2006 after a motor accident incidence.
My late husband was a wealthy man because he was into crude oil and palm oil business in the Asia and Middle East regions before his death. However there is something's that I would love to discuss with you and I am looking for your honesty before I will disclose this with you I must check very well that you I must check very well that you will not cheat on me as a woman, because this issues have to do with some millions of pound in one of husband foreign account that I am yet to cleared for the past 4 years, and my husband family member are after me and my daughter with their Islamic law because of about Nine Million Pounds (9,000,000) which are still with the bank right now and I am not going to disclose the name or information to the bank or the money to you till I find out that you're a good person, Someone to help me and invest this money without any problems at the end.
I would love to drop my phone numbers with you but don't call at the wrong hours because I am from Asia and I maybe unavailable to your call if you call at the wrong time. My Phone numbers are +60103625752. call my private number lets discuss further, I hope you will understand my bad English and get back to me.

Best regards

Farah Nurisa Abdul
farahnurisa@yahoo.com.my
+60103625752
22B Jalan Pahang Barat, Off Jalan Pahang Barat,
53000 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia

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