419 scam: "Miss Hilda Mohammed Aliu" <info@rbs.com> Please read the information and get back to me

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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:
- "my names are " (a common phrase found 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: "Miss Hilda Mohammed Aliu" <info@rbs.com>
Reply-To: hildaaliu02@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:05:31 -0500
Subject: Please read the information and get back to me

Good Day to you,

My names are Miss mohammed Hilda Aliu. I work with South Africa Reserve
Bank.Department of home affair. I just started working with S.A.R.B
johannesburg. I came across your file which was Marked X and your released
disk painted RED, I took time to study it and found out that all fees and
certificate have been cleared but the fund has not been release to you.
The most annoying part of it is that my boss will not tell you the truth.
On no account will he release the fund to you.

I do not intend to work here all the days of my life, I can release this
fund to you if you can certify me of my security, and how I can run away
from johannesburg if I do this, because if I don't run away from this
country after I have successfully done the transfer, I will be seriously
in trouble and mylife will be in danger.

The only thing I will need to release this fund is a special HARD DISK we
call it HD120 GIG. I will buy two of it, recopy your information, destroy
the previous one, and purchase the computer to reflect in your bank within
24 banking hours. I will clean up the tracer and destroy your file.

Do get in touch with me immediately if you are interested because I got
limited time to get this deal done.

Regards,

Hilda

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