419 scam: "Mrs. Zaynab Ahmed Ibrahim"<offfice@office.org> Attention: Dear 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "mrs.zaynab234@zing.vn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Zaynab Ahmed Ibrahim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.zaynabahmed0113@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 09:43:23 -0500
Subject: Attention: Dear Friend

Attention: Dear Friend,

I am Mrs. Zaynab Ahmed Ibrahim a wife to late Ahmed Ibrahim a minister during the Gaddafi Government my late husband was sentence to Death for inciting violence against protesters during the uprising that led to the Libyan detector’s overthrow in 2011.

Before my late husband died he deposited the sum of US$25.5Million (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in Bank. Since untimely death of my husband,me and my only son Musa life has been so miserable which resulted to us going into exile in Niger Republic here in West Africa and our movement are restricted hence we sincerely need your assistance towards claiming the funds on our behalf for our mutual sharing and Investment.

I will front you to the bank with the vital documents of the fund to enhance the release of the funds to you,note this transaction is 100% risk free since all the documents of the fund will be documented in your favor through a Legal Attorney before the release of the fund to you.We urgently need your assistance at this last hour to enable us get a better life out of our current state due to or inability to move freely . As soon as the funds are released to you, we shall move over to your country for sharing and Investment since i will like to invest into Real Estate in your country.

Upon your response you i will contact the lawyer who will process the necessary documents of the fund in your favor.

Please I am dying and urgently in need of your help.

You can log in into this website and read more about my late husband sentence by the Libyan Court.

Log into the website: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/01/uk-libya-court-idUKBRE9700GT20130801

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks

Mrs. Zaynab Ahmed Ibrahim

For more details information contact me on this email:mrs.zaynab234@zing.vn

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