419 scam: Safiya Younis <silvia.gamez@inhrr.gob.ve> I Need Your Consent

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Safiya Younis <silvia.gamez@inhrr.gob.ve>
Reply-To: Safiya Younis <safiyayounis77@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 23:03:26 -0430 (VET)
Subject: I Need Your Consent

Hello Friend,
With all due respect, I need your consent to present you
as the beneficiary to receive the sum of $13M for safe keeping
and future investment on my behalf (60% for me 40% for you).
please get back to me on: safiya@openmailbox.org for more details.
Safiya Younis

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