419 scam: "Barakisa Nooman" <barakisnooman@gmail.com> Thanks as you read my mail

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barakisa Nooman" <barakisnooman@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barakisnooman@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 03:04:46 +0100
Subject: Thanks as you read my mail

How are you my dear?
I decided to contact you after my promise to god to establish a Charity
Foundation with my late husband hard earn money sum of (€3,500,000.00)
Three Million Five Hundred Thousand EUROS to help the less privileges,
orphans and the widows. First of all, my name is Mrs. Barakisa Nooman; I
am married to late Mr. Damfulani Nooman for 20 years without a Child. Both
of us are from Southern Sudan but we base and spend our life time in Cote
Divoire where my late husband was working with Oil Company (PETROCI) Cote
d'Ivoire www.petroci.ci as the petroleum Manager before his death in the
year 2011.

Presently i am 42years old and very sick which my doctor says that i will
not last more than 2 months because I am suffering from cancer, including
Stroke. Now due to my present health condition, I have decided to donate
this money (€3,500,000.00) to a reliable person that will use this money
to establish a Charity Foundation on my behalf to help the orphans and
less privileged since I don't have any child to inherit the fund when am
no more alive. This was my reason for contacting you and i believe you
will not find it difficult to help me?

Your reward from me will be 30% of the money for your efforts and
volunteering yourself to handle this Charity organization on my behalf.
Take note there is no illegal activity on this; I have the document to
prove this money legal. I will be waiting for reply as soon as possible
for more details.
May god bless you for your assistance.
Mrs. Barakisa Nooman.

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