419 scam: "Mrs. Jazirah Yamina Anwaru"<info@blismart.com> Assalamualaikum

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- nahazama@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jazirah Yamina Anwaru" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nahazama@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:10:52 +0100
Subject: Assalamualaikum

Dear Friend

I guess this email might come to you as a surprise; I am Mrs Jazirah Yamina Anwaru , from Idlib in the Syria Arab Republic, currently in a refugee camp in Bab Al Salaam in Azaz Town, Turkey with my two surviving daughters, unfortunately, my husband was killed as a result of the crisis /war in my country,he was a businessman that was into properties(Real estate) and into oil and gas (petroleum) having lost so many valuables (properties) worth Millions of Syrian Pounds as a result of the crisis/war in my country

I wish to solicit for your sincere assistance in repatriating my late husband fund valued 38.5 Million English Pounds with a bank in the UK and assisting I and my two daughters to relocate to your country to start life afresh, For your assistance, you will be entitled to 40% of the entire fund.

Your response is urgently awaited by disclosing your full data: full names, address, age, nature of job/position and your phone number, this will compel me to furnish with further details

Yours Truly

Mrs Jazirah Yamina Anwaru

Email:nahazama@gmail.com

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