419 scam: "Habib American Bank"<daniel@gg-al.com> RE:

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Habib American Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info_habibamericanbank@kimo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:16:55 -0600
Subject: RE:

FROM THE DESK OF: MR. A.G ABBASI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

HABIB AMERICAN BANK

PHONE: +1 646 737 7148

http://www.habibamericanbank.com

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

I AM DIRECTED TO CONTACT YOU SEQUEL TO THE AUTHORIZATION RECEIVED FROM THE

NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE APPROVAL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

(IMF) TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF $8,000,000:00 (EIGHT MILLION

UNITED STATE DOLLARS) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

YOU ARE EXPECTED TO RE-CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF TRULY THAT THE ABOVE SUM

OF $8,000,000:00 (EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) IS YOUR EXPECTED

AMOUNT, UPON CONFIRMATION DO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING TO THIS OFFICE WITH

IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

YOUR PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

YOUR BANK PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE FOR PROPER

IDENTIFICATION, AS TO ENABLE US KNOW WE ARE TRULY DEALING WITH THE RIGHT

BENEFICIARY.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION'S, WE WILL PROCEED WITH

REMITTING YOUR FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

YOURS TRULY,

MR. A.G ABBASI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

HABIB AMERICAN BANK

PHONE: +1 646 737 7148

http://www.habibamericanbank.com

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