419 scam: "Miss. Sirah Abdelqader" <miss.sirah22@outlook.com> Miss. Sirah Abdelqader

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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: "Miss. Sirah Abdelqader" <miss.sirah22@outlook.com>
Reply-To: siraha2020@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2020 10:23:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Miss. Sirah Abdelqader

Good day

My name is Miss. Sirah Abdelqader. I am 22years old, Iâ€™m the only
child of the former Central Bank Governor of Sudan, Hazem Abdelqader,
whom am sure was poisoned to death by his colleagues on their visit to
Turkey in 2018 but the government of Omar al-Bashir gave a report that
my father died of a heart attack, they killed him in order to appoint
a new governor but I left everything to GOD to judge.

My mother died 2 months ago of cancer. Because of the ongoing crisis
here in Sudan, I decided to relocate to another city since my mother
is dead and in the cause of moving our properties I discovered a bank
document in my late fatherâ€™s briefcase indicating that my late father
deposited huge sum of $14,000,000. with a bank in Abidjan Ivory Coast
which my name was on the next of kin according to the document which I
have in my hand now as I am currently in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

I am living as an orphan now and my life is in a big danger because
the political enemies of my father is after my life and that is the
more reasons I have to contact you so that you can help me claim the
money and move to your country with the money for a better life and to
continue with my education right there under your care as my guardian.

Thanks.
Miss. Sirah Abdelqader

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