419 scam: Abdulrahim Zareen <abdulzareen17@gmail.com> Re: urgent reply

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- zareenhanif159@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Abdulrahim Zareen <abdulzareen17@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:00:31 +0000
Subject: Re: urgent reply

Dear

Greetings in the name of Almighty Allah

I am writing you in tears. The ongoing civil unrest in our country Syria
reshaped my future. I lost my husband. He was dealing with gold dust /
bars, before death swept him away,he made a deposit with a reasonable sum
of $10.3 Million with a security company in ACCRA GHANA, because of the
crisis in Syria now,I will not be able to retrieve and return the fund to
Syria.

I need you to collect funds and we both can agree on good business that you
can invest it until I am able to come over to meet with you. I want to be
very upfront with the Security and Finance Company before they will notice
that my husband is dead. Based on this, I want to front you as my husband's
business associate and I will disclose to you all the info relating to the
deposit and maybe how we can partner together.

Based on your status, I rely so much on you for this noble assistance.

Let me know if you can do this for me,Please contact me with this email (
zareenhanif159@gmail.com)

Abdulrahim Zareen

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