419 scam: "Adnan Hassan Abdullah"<adnan.hassan1001@cpa-iraq.org> Coalition Provisional Authority Contract Acquisition

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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.
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.
- dir.almansour@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adnan Hassan Abdullah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adnan.abdullah1001@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 14:01:30 -0000
Subject: Coalition Provisional Authority Contract Acquisition

Attn: The CEO/Managing Director
Managing Director

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

We are contractor works supervision experts attached to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Qdisyah, Karbal, Mashad Hussayn Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Dhi Qar, Maysan, An Najaf, Babil, Karbala, Wassit, Al Qadisuyah, Baghdad, Diyala, Al Anbar. I received information on your company from trade office in Baghdad. Your products are urgently required in ongoing reconstruction programme in my country especially in this phase where a lot of contract are re-awarded because of failures and improper finishing. Send me a catalogue/ including prices/ by email attachment and shipping schedule of products, let me know your procedure if purchase is in large quantity containerized to UAE Dubai Jebel Ali Port FZE for my presentation to the Reconstruction Development Office. This commences a benefiting relationship when I receive from you. You are the expert in this field; I want to present a conducive business atmosphere where I know that you will look after me for this presentation.

Al-Mansour - Managing Director
Al-Mansour Group Ltd
305 Ashish Complex Near Astron Cinema
Sardar Nagar - Rajkot -360002 - Iraq
Email: dir.almansour@sify.com

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