419 scam: najeebamoudou1@yahoo.in Message From Miss Naj Amoudou

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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 u.s 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)
- "abidjan" (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: najeebamoudou1@yahoo.in
Reply-To: najeebamoudou@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:38:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Message From Miss Naj Amoudou

Message From Miss Naj
Amoudou
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire,
West Africa.

Dear God's elect,I am writing this letter with
due respect and heartily of tears since we have not known or met ourselves
previously. I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a profile
that speaks good of you. I will be so glad if you can allow and lead me to the
right channel towards your assistance to my situation now. I will make my
proposal well known if I am given the opportunity.

I would like to use this opportunity to
introduce myself to you. well, I am Miss Najeeb Amoudou young girl and I know
that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emergency
In nutshell, My (late) father Mr Ahmed Mohaman Amoudou,was a very wealthy gold
and cocoa merchant who based in Accra and Abidjan respectively. But he was
killed along side with my mother during last year's Rebel attack and all his
properties was totally destroyed.However, after their death I managed to escape
with a very important document (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE (US$5.4) Five Million Four
Hundred thousand U.S Dollars deposited by my late father in the bank which I am
the next of kin.Meanwhile,I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust
worthy foreign personality to help me transfer the money over to his country and
into his possession pending my arrival to meet with him.

Furthermore,you can contact the bank for
confirmation and I will issue a letter of authorizationon your name,that will
enable the bank to deal with you on my behalf.I am giving you this offers as
mentioned with every confidence on your acceptanceto assist me or take me as
your child and manage the money. I am inclined to offer you 15% of the total sum
as a mode of compensation for your effort after the successful transferring of
these fund to your nominated account overseas Conclusively,I wish you send me a
reply immediately as soon as you receive this proposal,
Regards,
Miss.Nej
Amoudou.

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