419 scam: Safiya Younis <safiyayounis@yahoo.com.ph> Good day,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us 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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- safiya.younis@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Safiya Younis <safiyayounis@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:45:49 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Good day,

Good day,

I am Safiya Younis, wife of The slain Libyan rebels' chief of army staff, Abdel Fatah Younis, My husband was the interior minister in the Col. Muamar Gaddafi's regime before he defected to join the rebel fighters who conspired to kill him and later blamed it on pro-Gaddafi agents. My late husband was a victim of conspiracy among some of the Rebel leaders who saw him as a threat to their selfish ambitions to assume power when the Government of Col. Ghaddafi is finally removed.

The purpose of my mail is seek your consent to make you the sole beneficiary of my family treasure worth $13,000,000.00 (Thirteen Million US Dollars) for safe keeping purpose. You will be entitled to 35% of the total sum for your assistance and trust.

If you are interested and can assure me of your honesty and capability of handling this project, Please get back to me on the following email: safiya.younis@yahoo.com for more details, otherwise kindly delete this message and please don't disclose the content to a third party to avoid putting my life in more dangers.

Thanks
Safiya Younis

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