419 scam: " ISHA AHMED"<ishaahmed@gazeta.pl> Dear Valued Friend,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: " ISHA AHMED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ishaahmed1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 07:09:52 -0800
Subject: Dear Valued Friend,

NIGERIAN LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS

131 NLNG HOUSE BROAD STREET

LAGOS, CENTRAL OFFICE

LAGOS-NIGERIAN

Dear Valued Friend,

RE: TRANSFER OF USD12,500,000.00 (TWELVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND

UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) TO A SAFE ACCOUNT.

I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as Chief

Accountant, and in full agreement with the Auditor-General of this

Company (Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas).

Since the inception of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, we have

scrutinized all records and accounts of awarded and executed contracts

of this company(NLNG) during the past military regimes, and uncovered

this sum as an inflated contract amount. Our resolve is to transfer

this surplus amount to your safe account for a mutual benefit and

investment. For more information on this, get back to me as soon as

possible for commencement of the fund transfer.

Best regards,

ISHA AHMED

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