419 scam: "Mr.Raheem Mubarak Ali." <info@live.com> HELLO

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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.
- rahari.mubarak@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Raheem Mubarak Ali." <info@live.com>
Reply-To: rahari.mubarak@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:27:50 -0500
Subject: HELLO

HELLO FRIEND,

I AM RAHEEM MUBARAK ALI, FROM IRAQ. THE TERRIBLE SITUATION IN IRAG HAS
LEFT ME AND MY FAMILY AND ALMOST ALL THE PEOPLE HERE IN A STATE OF
ARGONY. LATE SADDAM HUSSIEN TOTALLY BROUGHT DESTRUCTION, HELL AND
POLITICAL INSTABILITY TO OUR GREAT COUNTRY AND EVERYTHING IS
PRACTICALLY DIFFICULT NOW.

FRIEND, I WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN TRUST YOU TO HELP ME CLAIM MY ESTATE.
IT IS AN INHERITANCE THAT I GOT FROM MY GRAND-FATHER OVER 13 YEARS
AGO. I LEFT IT FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY NEED FOR
NOT UNTIL NOW THAT I AM BANKRUPT DUE TO SICKNESS, AND WITH THE PRESENT
SITUATION IN MY COUNTRY. NOW I NEED TO MAKE USE OF IT AND PLAN A
BETTER FUTURE FOR MY FAMILY. I LOST MY WIFE SINCE OVER 6 YEARS AGO, I
HAVE 2 KIDS, (A BOY 17, AND A GIRL 15)

PLEASE NOTE THAT MY AIM TO DO THIS IS BECAUSE I COULDN'T MAKE IT WITH
THE CLAIM MYSELF DUE TO THE SANCTION IMPOSED IN MY COUNTRY LATELY, NO
CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY IS PERMITTED TO GET INVOLVED IN ANY
INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTION WORLDWIDE, AND PRESENTLY I AM IN IRAQ,AND
THE DEPOSIT IS IN ONE OF THE BANK IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.THIS WAS THE
REASON WHY I CANTACTED YOU. THE FUNDS IS $2.8M DOLLARS. CAN YOU HELP
US? CAN YOU BE TRUSTED? IF YOU CAN ASSURE ME OF YOUR TRUST THAT YOU
WILL NOT BETRAY ME, THEN I WILL GIVE YOU THE DETAILS INFORMATION ABOUT
THE FUNDS.

I want to clear you about this. The funds is not from drug deal. It's
not from arms deals. Its not government money and its not for any
terrorist or illegal activity. Why I am emphasizing on the
confidentiality is because I don't want you to be bordered over above
issues.

I WAIT IN ANTICIPATION FOR A SWIFT RESPONSE FROM YOU.

REGARDS,
MR.RAHEEM MUBARAK ALI.
D/L E-MAIL: RAHARI.MUBARAK@HOTMAIL.COM.

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