419 scam: Asma Fatemeh Bharrath <kadi_ramatu@yahoo.co.jp> A CALL FOR HELP

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Asma Fatemeh Bharrath <kadi_ramatu@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Asma Fatemeh Bharrath <asmabharath@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 07:30:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: A CALL FOR HELP

Dearest
One,
Iâ€™m Asma
Fatemeh. I am a young girl of 18yrs suffering from Kidney problem and I do not
know what tomorrow can begat. Consequently, this letter is very urgent. I am
writing this letter to you from the hospital.Â I was told by my doctor that I was poisoned and my Kidney was damaged.
My stepmother is responsible for the poisoning. She deliberately did this
because of the patrimony that I benefited from my late father. I benefited the
sum of U.S $ 6, 500,000 from my late father. I go on dialysis three times a
week and I am afraid to continue taking treatment here in the hospital. I want
you to help me out from this hospital once the funds are transferred into your
bank account.
Â
These are
the helps that i need from you:
Â
(1)Â Â I want you to help me search for a
specialist hospital in the treatment of Kidney where I could benefit adequate
treatment.
Â
(2)Â Â You will help me to transfer and invest my
patrimony, considering my health condition; I cannot do anything by myself.
Â
With grief,
Iâ€™m writing this letter to you, if you have any doubts, questions or
suggestions feel free to contact me. Please I need your compassion sympathy to help
out of this predicament.
Â
I need your
quick response to enable me to give you more specifics.
Â
Sincerely,
Miss Asma Fatemeh.Â

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