419 scam: hadiza wasam <hadizawasam@gmail.com> WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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: hadiza wasam <hadizawasam@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:34:47 +0430
Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU

Hello, My names are Ali Rahim Fadi. we have never met before, but i
feel i should let you know that your email address look similar to a
friend email address, who i met in Dubai some month ago.anyway i work
with a bank as the loan approval director, and i can give you a quick
loan up to $1 million dollars, under just 3 days with only 2% interest
rate and up to 4 years payback time.

i fully understand what is going on in your mind right now, that this
should be a joke or a scam. why should someone you dont even know give
you a loan of such amount, but it will be a deal between me and you,
and a top secret get back to me, if we both can work together, and i
will tell you every details you need to know about the quick loan.
keep what i have just told you as a secret and reply my email then i
will prove myself to you.

waiting.

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