419 scam: "Miss. Sabira" <test@iu.nl> Hola

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
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.
- sabira.dikoh@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Sabira" <test@iu.nl>
Reply-To: sabira.dikoh@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:41:48 +0000
Subject: Hola

Hola,
Espero que este correo se encontrará en buenas condiciones. Mi nombre es Miss Sabira Dikoh Origen de Costa de Marfil, pero que viven en Senegal actualmente. Me gustaría conocer con usted. Recuerde que la tribu, la distancia y la edad no es importante para mí. Por favor, escriba con mi dirección de correo electrónico (sabira.dikoh@hotmail.com) para una explicación más detallada acerca de mí junto con mis imágenes. En el caso, usted encuentra este mensaje en la carpeta de correo no deseado, por favor ponerse en devolverlo a su buzón de correo. Espero por su respuesta rápida. Gracias.
sabira
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Hello,
I hope that this mail will meet you in good condition. My name is Miss Sabira Dikoh Origin of Ivory Coast, but living in Senegal presently. I would like to get acquainted with you. Remember that tribe, distance and age is not important to me. Please write me with my email address (sabira.dikoh@hotmail.com) for more explanation about me along with my pictures. In case, you find this message in your spam folder, please kindly return it to your mail box. I wait for your quick reply. Thanks.
Sabira

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