"Mrs. Zainab Ahmed" Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers Lottery - Donation 1 1 128 0 Mar 17, 2019 2019-03-17T20:46:40-05:00 Mar 17, 2019 2019-03-17T20:47:55-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) The fake "Mrs. Zainab Ahmed" email below is a scam. Recipients are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money or personal information by impersonating someone else. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum. The "Mrs. Zainab Ahmed" Advance-Fee ScamFrom: "Mrs. Zainab Ahmed" duncanose@giga.ocn.ne.jpDate: March 17, 2019 at 5:06:23 PM MSTSubject: For Your AttentionReply-To: mrszainabahmed001@gmail.comFor Your Attention:I am Mrs. Zainab Ahmed Newly-appointed Acting Minister of Finance of Nigeria, I am contacting you respect to your fund total amount of $9,200,000.00 Million that was being withheld by the former Minister of Finance. Today, I have an outstanding order from the Office of the Presidency to release your due contract fund without delay. Do reconfirm your Resident Address, Private Email Address, Phone and copy of your valid ID. I look forward to your earliest confirmation of this email.Mrs. Zainab AhmedNewly-Appointed ActingMinister of Finance