419 scam: "SELIM K. IHMOUDA" <office--file489@att.net> From:Mr.Selim K. Ihmouda,Libya

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "SELIM K. IHMOUDA" <office--file489@att.net>
Reply-To: selimmanager1910@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 01:39:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From:Mr.Selim K. Ihmouda,Libya

From:Mr.Selim K. Ihmouda

General Manager

Al-Wahda Bank (Tripoli Branch).

Emhamed Mugharief Tripoli

Libya

Dear Sir,

Compliments of the season.I am the manager Al-Wahda Bank (Tripoli Branch),Libya.In my bank is a sum of $3,300,000usd,Three Million Three Hundred United States Dollars ONLY,that belongs to the outstead former president of Egypt,Hosni Mubarak.Following the news that his assets has been frozen in most part of the world,It is therefore upon this discovery that I decided to make business with you and release the money to your account,since he did not open the account with his names and there is no way he can lay claims of the fund.

I will use my position as the bank manager to see that the fund is transmitted into your account via TTF,Telegraphic Transfer.I need your utmost cooperation for us to achieve this goal.

It is agreed that a certain percentage of this money will be for you as my

foreign partner.Please send down your complete names,address and details of your bank account where the fund will be remitted,which includes your bank names and address,your account number,these I will use to file application as the owner of the fund.

As soon as the fund gets into your account,Thereafter I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage agreed.

Yours faithfully

Selim K. Ihmouda.

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