419 scam: "Mrs.Sameera Abdullah" <mrs.sameeraabdulla@live.com> I am Mrs. Sameera Abdullah

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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)
- "million 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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Sameera Abdullah" <mrs.sameeraabdulla@live.com>
Reply-To: mrs.sameeraabdulla@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:06:43 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I am Mrs. Sameera Abdullah

ATTENTION PLEASE
Dear Good Friend,
How are you today and your family? I do believe that God [Allah] is really in control.Please, I would like to introduce myself as Mrs Sameera Abdullah of Benin Republic,widow to Late Yousuf Saleh Abdullah.I have been recently been daigonosed of Cancer of the Pelvics. I am writing from my sick bed now.

Please consider the transaction on it's content and not the fact that you have not known me before. I need not to dwell on how I came by your contact information because there are many such possibilities these days.I decided to do this after praying over the situation.I want you to fellow me by faith because we live by faith and i am a woman of strong faith.

Before the death of my husband he deposited the sum of US$ 2.4 Million dollars in the Bank in Benin Republic of which I am the next of kin . With my health condition and because my husband and I have only one daughter who is 14 years old, I am looking for a credible person to whom I will pass the right of next of kin so that he will take good care of my daughter.As she is only a little girl.You are to adopt her as your daughter.

You will apply to the Bank and request for the transfer of the fund to your bank account or you will come to Benin to signed for the fund. This is on the condition that you will take 30% of the fund for yourself, 5% used for expenses, 30% for my daughter,while you will use the remaining 35% for the less previlege people in the society.

This is in fulfilment of the last request of my husband: that a substantial part of the fund will be used to carter for the less previleged Madrassas and also to orphangess.

If this conditionis acceptable to you, you should contact me immediately with your full names and contact information so that I will send to you the contact information of the bank and you will apply as the beneficiary of the fund because I am going to present you as next of kin to the fund and also send the authorization that will give you the right of next of kin to the security company.

I can not predict what will be my faith by the time the fund will be transfered into your account,but you should please ensure that the fund is used as i have described above.I am looking forward on hearing from you.The future of my daughter is very important to me more than anything. Thank you for your understanding and your time to read my message.

Blessings and Peace.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sameera Abdullah and Daughter

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