419 scam: Maher Labib Abou Steit <himan1960@gmail.com> Your urgent response is 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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: Maher Labib Abou Steit <himan1960@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hmlabibs6365@protonmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 20:41:14 +0100
Subject: Your urgent response is needed

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Complements,

I am the manager United Bank of Egypt (UBE).In my bank is an abandoned
sum of $33.3musd in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customer, by name, Mr.Robert Chapman,who was African area director for
Wycliffe bible translators international, who died along with his
wife, in January 2000 in a Kenyan plane crash in the coast of Abidjan,
Ivory coast.

Since 19years no one has come to claim the fund.Someone needs to apply
as next of kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Based upon this discovery I decided to make business with you and
release the money to you as the next of kin for safety and subsequent
disbursement.

As my foreign partner certain percentage goes to you. Upon receipt of
your reply I will direct you on the next line of action(Application}

Yours Truly

Maher Labib Abou Steit,
G.M UBE.

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