419 scam: "Muhannad Abdullah" <amuhannad@sify.com> Urgent!

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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:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Muhannad Abdullah" <amuhannad@sify.com>
Reply-To: <muhannadabdullah@zoznam.sk>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:33:41 +0800
Subject: Urgent!

Assalamualakum

My name is Mr Muhannad Abdullah from Libya. I am

married with a wife and three son's,with my mother and a sister.I worked with Libyan National

Petroleum Company in eastern Libya Mistrata. for the past twelve years i have been working with the petroleum firm,before the outbreak of the present unrest protest revolt against Gadhafi's government began Feb. 15 amid a wave of uprisings in the Arab world.I am writing to seek help from my brothers and sister from all over the world for urgent assistance.My father was shoot last week for the couse of the unrest revolt in the country,he

died after a brief illness due to the gun shoot. As an Islamic family. After his death i decided not to wait in the country again as the unrest is continueing.

When my late father was alive in the hospital that he was treated,he told me to seek for help from any country where our rest of the family can go and settle and manage what he deposited in a foreign firm with my name as the first son of the family,which is the sum of$16.5 Million (sixteen

million five hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) and some kilos of Gold,with International Savings Service Firm. Hence am contacting you to help me to achieve this project in your country.I would wait to receive your response and to tell you more about me.

Remain blessed in the name of the Almighty Allah.

Mr Muhannad Abdullah

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