419 scam: "Miss Sarah Lobi" <libofile@hotmail.com> I want to Leave With You, Reply !!

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- misssarahlobi@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Sarah Lobi" <libofile@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: misssarahlobi201@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 07:29:46 -0400 (CDT)
Subject: I want to Leave With You, Reply !!

Dear Sir/Madam,

Good day to you and family. I hope I am not coming to you at the wrong
hour of the day, with my personal matters. My situation has forced me to
reach out to somebody like you for solutions before it is too late.

My name is Miss Sarah Lobi, from Nigeria, daughter of late Engr. Alfred
Lobi and late Mrs Dorothy Lobi. My father and my mother together with my
brother was killed in 2015 in a bomb blast by the insurgents which are
terrorizing this Nations.I was the only surviving member of my family
because i was away on holidays at the time of the sad incident. This year
my father's Lawyer called me and handed over to me a deposit certificate
containing $9.6 million dollars which my father left in his care. I have
discussed and concluded with my father's Lawyer that I want to transfer
the money abroad so that i can leave this country alive before i will be
killed like my family or kidnap like Chibok Girls. That is the reason why
I am writing to you so that you can give me the needed help to transfer
the money to your country and help me to come over and continue my
education. Where I am living now is too dangerous for me. If you agree to
help me like I have stated here, please send me your details such as the
following:

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/15/africa/nigeria-chibok-girls-boko-haram-video-parents/index.html

1.Full Names:__________
2.Contact Address:__________
3. Private phone number:__________
4.Private Email:__________
5: Your Photo:__________

My father's Lawyer has already giving me a letter and copy of deposit
certificate which i will forward to you once i hear from you to contact
the payment officer in the bank for the released of the money to you, you
know the money is yet to WILL in my name that is why i want you to claim
the money on my behalf, my father work in Oil company as a ridge.

Remain Blessed.
Best regards,
Miss Sarah Lobi.
My Private email ( misssarahlobi@aol.com )

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