419 scam: "Aisha Abu" <g.clementi@archiworld.it> ASSISTANCE NEEDED

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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:
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Aisha Abu" <g.clementi@archiworld.it>
Reply-To: abua91155@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 12:35:02 -0700
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED

Dear,

I know this message might come to you as a surprise. My name is Aisha Abu
I am 22years old girl, single, from Syria. I wish to go into
business partnership with you, if you give me the opportunity. I have
139kg of gold which I inherited from my late father, who use to be a
gold merchant before he died. I have already contacted several gold buyer from
your country who wish to buy the gold at the rate of $35, 000 per kilo,
which amount to $4,550,000 Four Million Five Hundred and Fifty
Thousand US dollars) however we did not conclude due to members
of the military here who assisted me get the buyers and want 50%
of the money.So i decided to have a direct contact.

I will dispatch the gold from here through a delivery company if you
accept to handle the transaction on a 50/50 percentage, once
the gold arrives in your country the delivery company will deliver it to you
and you will in turn sell the gold and send me money to leave Syria.

All I want is that we get to know each other first before we conclude
this transaction. This business is risk free as everything
has been put in place.

I do not know you personally yet I do not have any choice but
to trust you. I will give you more details upon your response.

Thanks,

Aisha Abu

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