419 scam: "MRS. ALSAUDIA MAHFOUZ"<msm784569877@hotmail.com> Good Morning..

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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:
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. ALSAUDIA MAHFOUZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsm1930s@rediffmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:53:11 +0200
Subject: Good Morning..

MY NAME IS MRS. ALSAUDIA MAHFOUZ AM A CANADA CITIZEN,PLEASE PARDON
THE WAY I HAVE CONTACT YOU UNKNOWN/OR EMAIL,BUT AM SO SICK (75YEARS OLD),
OLD AND WEARY AND CAN NOT GO OUT TO THE STREET TO FIND SOMEBODY BUT I
BELIEVE THAT THROUGH YOU OTHERS PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS FUND.
I INHERITED MY LATE HUSBAND WEALTH $8,500,000 MILLION DOLLAR AND GOLD BOX
WORTH ($12MILLION), I AM SUFFERING FROM OVERSPREAD CANCER PROBLEM,
I AM AFRAID TO DIE LEAVING MY LATE HUSBAND WEALTH UNCLAIMED PLEASE DUE
TO THAT FACT THAT I LOST MY 28YEARS OLD SON AND MY HUSBAND IN CAR ACCIDENT
WHEN THEY BOTH VISIT MY HUSBAND HOME TOWN IN SAUDI ARABIA FIVE YEARS AGO,
WHILE I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL IN CANADA FOR RADIATION AND CHEMOTHERAPY SURGERY
AS RESULT OF OVERSPREAD CANCER TUMOR IN MY BODY.
I MEET MY LATE HUSBAND ALI MAHFOUZ FORTY YEARS AGO WHEN HE CAME TO STUDY
IN CANADA FROM SAUDI ARABIA, HE WAS SENT TO CANADA UNIVERSITY TO STUDY BY
SAUDI ORPHANAGE SPONSORS IN 1969, SINCE HE WAS AN ORPHAN I DID NOT KNOW ANY
OF HIS FAMILY.I WANT YOU TO HELP ME WITHDRAW THIS TREASURE AS MY BENEFICIARY
AND USE IT TO HELP PEOPLE IN YOUR COUNTRY,
I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU.
REGARDS...
ALSAUDIA...

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