419 scam: Mrs Houmani Marwan <houmanimarwan@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?Ol=C3=A1_Filho_de

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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:
- "million us 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)
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.
- mrshoumanimarwan@india.com (India; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Houmani Marwan <houmanimarwan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: houmanimarwan1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2015 11:27:37 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Ol=C3=A1_Filho_de_Deus=2C?=

Hello Child of God, Based on your good profile, I want you to solicit
help in fulfilling my wish to help charity poor needy in your country, I
am Mrs Houmani Marwan. I am writing you this letter is because I want you
to stand as beneficiary to the sum of my $2.5 Million US Dollars, I donâ€™t
have any biological child of my own who will inherit this money neither do
I have any adopted child My relatives and friends have plundered so much of
my wealth since my illness and I cannot live with the agony of entrusting
this huge responsibility to any of them anymore. if I receive your reply, I
will give you more details thanks. Expecting to your message soonest
Sincerely Mrs. Houmani Marwan You can reply me at via email:
mrshoumanimarwan@india.com

OlÃ¡ Filho de Deus, com base em seu perfil bom, eu quero que vocÃª solicitar
ajuda no cumprimento de meu desejo de ajudar a caridade pobres necessitados
em seu paÃs, eu sou deputada Houmani Marwan. Escrevo-te esta carta Ã© porque
eu quero que vocÃª ficar como beneficiÃ¡rio Ã soma da minha US $ 2,5 milhÃµes
dÃ³lares, eu nÃ£o tenho qualquer filho biolÃ³gico do meu prÃ³prio que vai
herdar esse dinheiro nem tenho qualquer crianÃ§a adotada Meus parentes e os
amigos tÃªm saqueado tanto da minha riqueza desde a minha doenÃ§a e eu nÃ£o
posso viver com a agonia de confiar esta responsabilidade enorme para
qualquer um deles mais. se eu receber a sua resposta, eu lhe darei mais
detalhes, obrigado. Esperando a sua mensagem o mais logo Atenciosamente Sra
Houmani Marwan VocÃª pode me responder a via e-mail:
mrshoumanimarwan@india.com

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