419 scam: "Sabeen Adad"<sabeen.adad60@gmail.com> OFFER FOR CHARITY PLANS

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- wuchengtian30@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sabeen Adad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wuchengtian30@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 02:31:13 +0700
Subject: OFFER FOR CHARITY PLANS

Dear Friend,

I know this email will surprise you. Please accept my offer for charity plans. My name is Mrs. Sabeen Adad. I am a Syrian Christian woman of 68 years. I am the director of a private company (SABEEN SEAFOOD LTD) in China and Cambodia. I am seriously suffering from the poisonous bomb attack that was allegedly accused of Assad fighters in Damascus last year. My entire families died in that attack. My condition is hopeless to survive as the rises of ISIS militant in Syria. They are killing Christians and planning to kill more. I have been in the hospital since last years, nobody to help me. ISIS militant has created fear in my region. All most the doctors have fled from the hospital. I can’t move from here anymore.

I am using one of the few doctor's smart phone to search you on Google and send you this email personally to take over my funds in Cambodia for charity plans and humanitarian aid for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, motherless, less privileged, the widows and also in your country. I have $10,100.000.00 in as fixed deposit account in Cambodia. I will offer you 12% for your commitment if you are interested. I have a lawyer in Cambodia that will direct and arrange the release of the funds to you. From now I can't reply you again. Contact my lawyer today with this contacts wuchengtian30@gmail.com, (+855 - 979 581 598)

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