419 scam: "Mrs. Elizabeth" <faridaabdullahi_mailbox@yahoo.co.jp> Good day !!

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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 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Elizabeth" <faridaabdullahi_mailbox@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Elizabeth" <elzth.a.j@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 02:49:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good day !!

My name is Mrs. Elizabeth godfrey

from South Sudan.

I'm contacting you based on your good profiles I read and for a good reasons. I am in search
of property to buy in your country as intended to come over to your country for investment,
I find it pleasurable to extend you my partnership in business, although we haven't meet each
other however, i believe that one has to partner with someone in order to succeed somethings
in life.

My late husband Mrs. Abbas godfrey deals on Crude Oil with the Federal Government of Sudan.
He has a personal oil firm in Bentiu Oil zone town and Upper Nile city. What I have experience
physically, I don't wish to experience it again in my life due to the recent civil Ethnic war
cause by our President Mr. Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Mr Riek Machar.

I lost my husband when the rebels were attacking on, i ran away with my little daughter Obet
godfrey. I have been Under United Nation refuge camp in Cote d'ivoire to save my life and that
of my little daughter with the little ceasefire we had, due to the face to face peace meeting
accord cordinated by the US Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry and United Nations in Ethiopia
(Addis Ababa) between our President Mr Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Mr Riek Machar to stop
war.

i want to start a new life and invest all that is with me in a foreign country. I want to
solicit for your partnership with trust to transfer and invest the US $8 million dollars
deposited by my late husband in the Bank in your country because my life is no longer safe in
our coutry, since the rebels are looking for the families of all the oil business men in the
country to kill, saying that they are they one that is milking the country dry.

I will offer you 30% of the total fund for your help during this transaction, while I will
partner with you for the investment in your country.

I will wait to hear from you so as to give you details.

Regards,

With love from

Elizabeth godfrey

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