419 scam: Nancy Ismaila <nancyismaila2004@gmail.com> GOD BLESS YOU,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Nancy Ismaila <nancyismaila2004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nancyismaila02@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 05:58:01 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU,

Hello dear,

My Name is Nancy Ismaila i am an orphan from (SUDAN) but now In (Burkina Faso) where my father deposited some money with my name as the next of Kin.My late father was the deputy general manager with CNPC oil company at the Khartoum refinery in Sudan who was killed by the rebels during the last crisis in my country when Janjaweed militant came to our house,and this was what sent me away from my country to Burkina Faso as i made my escape only by God's special grace.

I and Re. father james, went to the bank to withdraw the money for a better life so that I can take care of myself and start a new life, on my arrival, the Bank Director whom I meet in person told me that my father's instruction/will to the bank is that the money would only be release to me when I am married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas. That is why I want you to help me and stand as my trustee so that I will present you to the Bank for transfer of the money to your bank account overseas.

Wait to hear from you

Yours Nancy Ismaila.

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