419 scam: "Mr. Ailbert Campbell" <windte@mail.acepta.com> CAN YOU HANDLE THIS WITH ME?

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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:
- "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ailbert Campbell" <windte@mail.acepta.com>
Reply-To: amartinsy@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 09:43:46 -0300
Subject: CAN YOU HANDLE THIS WITH ME?

Attention Please,

With due respect, I got your contact information from a reputable
business/professional directory of your country which gives me assurance
of your legibility as a person. I decided to contact you due to the
urgency of this transaction, as I wish to repose my trust and confidence
on your discreteness and ability in transaction of this nature. My name is
Mr. Ailbert Campbell a citizen of UK. I was a personal aid to Saif -Al
Islam Gaddafi. I came to know about you in my Private Search for a
reliable and reputable business minded person to handle this Confidential
Transaction.

As his personal aids, it is my duty to search for a reliable person and
partner with him to secure the fund for an investment purposes as the fund
had been here in security firm for year. On the course of the September
11-2011 (Arab Spring) that toppled his father regime. I had being
carefully searching for whom I should produce as his partner whom I will
present to make the claim of the fund from where it was deposited. The
fund in total is Fifteen Million Euro, (€15,000,000.00) and 100 Kilos of
Gold Nudget which he deposited in kept SUSPENSE VOLT with all the papers
intact with me as his personal Aids.

As his personal aids, I can not be directly connected to make the claim of
the Fund and the Gold for Security Reasons, that is why I am contacting
you for us to work together to get the said Fund out of the security and
lunch it into your bank account for INVESTMENT in your Country. The
percentage Ratio is thus: 40% for you while 60% for me and my colleagues
whom will work with us to make the claim, Eg.his lawyer.

Note: There are practically no risks involved in this transaction as it is
100% risk free and will be legally bonded, it will be bank to bank
transfer, all I need from you is to stand as his partner and the original
depositor of this fund and Gold who made the deposit with him, so that the
claim can be done with an order I will give to his lawyer. If you accept
this offer to work with me, if you find this proposal suitable for you,
kindly reply for further details.

I will appreciate it very much, If this proposal is acceptable by you, do
not make undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you, and I assure
you that we shall achieve it successfully.

Best Regards,
Mr. Ailbert Campbell

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