419 scam: "MR OMAR FATHI SHATWAN"<suluo101@yahoo.com.hk> Your Assistance

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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:
- "transferred into your bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR OMAR FATHI SHATWAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <willmok@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 14:28:57 +0100
Subject: Your Assistance

Your Assistance
Dear sir,

My name is MR.OMAR FATHI BIN SHATWAN, I was the Former Libyan oil minister to Col. Moammar Gadhafi. I'm a member of thegovernment and no longer in Libya.

I am currently in exile outside my country. I am requesting your cooperation for immediate acceptance of my US$49,000,000.00 {Fourty-Nine Million United States Dollars Only}. This amount is my compensation from unofficial payments made to our government by foreign buyers of our major export, OIL, which were under my supervision. As the former oil minister, Col. Moammar Gadhafi compensated me with these funds during my time in office and last days in Libya before we the current crisis rocking the government since last few months.

All that has to do with the US$49M are decent, morally sound, and legal. But the money is in United States Dollars, which attracts undue attention especially when it is connected with someone in and around government.

I therefore request that you receive and keep the funds on my behalf until I am able to take back control of it in a short period of time. Please reply me urgently so you can receive the amount into your bank account.

Once the money is in your account, feel free to keep 30% of it for your personal use as compensation for your efforts, while the balance will be kept for me until I can take control of it. We shall sign a formal partnership agreement and I can also make available my detailed profile and photographs to assure you of my honesty and good faith.

Send me the following information

1. Your direct telephone and fax numbers.

2. Bank account details where you want the money transferred into I need to call you and speak with you on phone and also fax you the relevant documents before the funds will be transferred into your bank account.

Please reply to my alternate email address as soon as possible :(goahupa@ymail.com)

Yours faithfully,
MR.OMAR FATHI BIN SHATWAN

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