419 scam: Dr Ibrahim bin Khalid <info.firstinter@gmail.com> I need your help

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- aaffrkk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Ibrahim bin Khalid <info.firstinter@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aaffrkk@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:34:59 -0700
Subject: I need your help

Dear Sir/Madam,

I write to you on the basis of universal brotherhood irrespective of
country, tribe or religion one may belong.

My name is Dr Ibrahim bin Khalid, a Project Director with the Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Energy. I have a balance of US$27,550,000.00 from
over-invoiced contract payment which emanated from a contract executed by a
Japanese company in the Saudi Arabia Oil Company (Saudi Aramco).

I'm seeking for your cooperation and assistance to repatriate this money
into your account for a possible investment in your country or elsewhere.

You and I shall discuss and agree on the terms and conditions of our
cooperation which includes but not limited to the value of your commission.

For more details, please call me through my private phone number +966
593687092 (Whatsapp only) at any time of the day. Note that this number is
structured only on Whatsapp for security reasons.

Finally, the entire gamut of transactions does not portend any risk to you.
It is completely risk free.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards.

Dr Ibrahim bin Khalid.
Whatsapp: +966 593687092.
Email: aaffrkk@gmail.com

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