419 scam: Daniel kadi <alasonmac3@yahoo.com> dear friend reply 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel kadi <alasonmac3@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: benhalifa2010@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:36:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: dear friend reply me

dear friend reply me

my name is mr daniel ben halifa ,son of the one of the prominent business man based in iraq,my dad has a business transaction with one americal troop who was in iraq during the war,the american military who was my dad friend was amoung the five who stole money from the several millions that was recovered in iraq during the war,due to the american is in war front ,they american military looted 15musd ,and kept it in my dad custody ,so my dad shared the money with the american ,and my dad got 7musd ,and came back from iraq due the war was coming to his side ,when he arrived he deposited the fund in a security company here in burkinafaso in west africa,this was last year,so when my dad wanted to go back to pakistan this year he died in a plane crash ,

as his only son he gave me the deposit certificate to hold ,incase if anything happens,

now i need your assistance ,to help me release and receive this fund in your care in your country ,

note my dad deposited this fund as family treasure incase for security reasons.

cist the website of the iraq wae for more understanding

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

i want to know if you can help me or not if yes send me the following

full names...............

full adress...............

country..................

mobile telephone number..............

occupation................

after that i will tell you how we can go about the release,note is confidential.i am curently in burkinafaso in west africa ,where the fund is deposited for safety.

daniel ben halifa

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