419 scam: "Mohamed Shawki Hassan"<m.idris65@yahoo.com> compliments of the season.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohamed Shawki Hassan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohamed.idiris@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 19:40:36 -0000
Subject: compliments of the season.

Dear Sir,
I sorry to disturb your privacy,i get your email address on the internet.
1am Mohamed Shawki Hassan from Egypt,i was the personal helper of Khamis
Gaddafi.I left Libya back to Egypt when my master was killed during the civil war
in Libya,my master fight hard to defend his father and stop rebillion.

When he died,every worker in the house run from libya to save there lifes.I left with
some of Khamis Gaddafi private documents.Before Khamis died,he made many
foreign bank deposit in Spain and Italy with many fake names.

I have the bank information of the deposit of $37.000.000 in LA CAIXA
BANK in Spain and another $21.000.000 in Italy.I have the original documents
with the bank secret codes.

It's my good plan to get a good person to associate to take this money
from Europe.I cannot do it alone,i need a strong partner.If you can help,
please write me back with your telephone number,so we can talk and plan
together.

Also,i took a new passport from Egypt and i am in U.A.E.If you can help,please
let me know.If you want to disturb me please dont reply.Many people betray
Gaddafi family.I learn big lesson from that.This is my opportunity,no play
please.INSSAH ALLAH we can succeed.

Thank you very very much for your kind attension.

Thanks
Mohamed Shawki Hassan

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