419 scam: "Mr. Anan Qaddumi"<ecatmpayoutcenter269@gmail.com> [GSN Suspected Spam] Hello My Good Friend

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
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.
- qaddumi.anan41@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Anan Qaddumi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <qaddumi.anan41@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:25:07 -0700
Subject: [GSN Suspected Spam] Hello My Good Friend

Hello My Good Friend,

I am Mr. Anan Qaddumi. I work in National Commercial Bank - Libya. I am the account officer to the 29 year old Arab Saif Gaddafi, the late second youngest son of Libyan leader Muammar Al-Qaddafi who died in a NATO air strike in Libya on Saturday May 1,2011.My late client has an unknown account with our bank, the total sum of $12 Million ( Twelve Million United States Dollars ) As a matter of fact, I need your assistance as foreigner to take this fund abroad for investment.

Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management will welcome any foreigner who has the correct information to this Account which I will give you immediately we have agreed on the Percentage of the total sum of $12 Million USD, There is no risk to this transaction. Sharing will be 30% for you, 0.5% for any expenses incurred in this business and the remaining 65% for me. As soon as I hear from you I will put up my annual leave to facilitate the transfer of this fund to any Account of your choice.

Contact me urgently for the way forward.

Email: ( qaddumi.anan41@gmail.com )

Thanks.

Mr. Anan Qaddumi.

( National Commercial Bank )

National Commercial Bank Building

Al Ourouba Street

P.O. Box 543

Al Bayda - Libya.

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