419 scam: "Riyadh Yaseen"<yaseen@shemco.com> Dear Friend,

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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)
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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.
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.
- yaseen_riyadh@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Riyadh Yaseen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <riyadhyaseen01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 18:30:33 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

My name is Riyadh Yaseen Yemeni Foreign Minister and I choose to contact you directly as I need a reliable person to trust who can handle my funds, I have a huge fix deposit of $3,500,000 Million dollars only with a security and finance company and based on my present situation in Yemen, i need you urgently to take possession of my funds and further directives will follow.

This is one of the latest news from Yemen; https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/clashes-erupt-yemen-discusses-190515151959192.html

Please send me your Name, Address, Occupation, Telephone number and Age to enable me file for sworn affidavit/ change of ownership certificate of the above funds in your name. I want my family to move to where you are and help me buy a house and make them comfortable until, i can be able to leave here to join my family.

I wait for your urgent response.

Best Regards,
Riyadh Yaseen
Email: yaseen_riyadh@yahoo.com

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