419 scam: Mrs. Zainab <nc@suddenlink.net> My WILL

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs. Zainab <nc@suddenlink.net>
Reply-To: zainabahmedmohmod56@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:39:29 +0300
Subject: My WILL

Dear Loved one I am sick with breast cancer,I am Mrs. Zainab Ahmed Mahmod. writing you now from the hospital here in London according to how my spirit directed me to contact you, I want to confide in you my secret before death comes few months from now, I want to tell you where all my wealth/riches are both in the Bank. I have â‚¬20,000,000 million Euros for you to Manager them according to my WILL, because my husband is dead and I have no children of my own. and my doctor have confirmed that I have few days to live on earth now. Pls pray for me. Kindly get back to me urgently with your full names/address and your Telephone number to discuss with you. Please I will want you to use this money to help the Poor, the Motherless Children, the Refugees From Syrian, Iraqi that are in Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and other places because of war that is going on there now,however I will want you to help the refugees from Ukraine because war going there also, I will want you to use part of the money to help the Widows and Older Women, and the cancer Victims that many of them are now in the hospital, please all these people mentioned above you must use the money that I am sending to you to help them. I will direct my Lawyer to tell you where the money is and how you can receive it for this project. Mrs.Zainab Ahmed Mahmod

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