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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: "Mark Darrell Tepoorten" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mark.darrell@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:42:24 -0700
Subject: FROM: Mark Darrell Tepoorten.:ATTENTION PLEASE
ATTENTION PLEASE
FROM: Mark Darrell Tepoorten.
Good Day to you.
I hope you will not mind me writing to you, though I feel that a
letter like this is the most confidential and effective way to contact you. Mark Darrell Tepoorten LLM, solicitor to Habib Ibrahim El-Adly (Ministry
of Interior (Egypt).I Am sure you are aware Egyptian citizens are politically used against one another which Habib Ibrahim El-Adly is one of the target. I am writing you with the believe that you are competent and trust worthy to partner with the family of Habib Ibrahim El-Adly to invest in real estate and manufacturing with the of funds Habib Ibrahim El-Adly which is currently secured in a safe custody the investments should be in your name and control by you and I being the family attorney ,you shall have agreed sum of the funds as commission and control a good percentage of the shares as the company will be in your name.
REASON FOR THE REACHING YOU
Habib Ibrahim El-Adly (Ministry of Interior (Egypt) is currently in prison custody and can not handle his business personally neither can any family member do so, Habib Ibrahim El-Adly bank accounts have been frozen in Egypt , U.S and England. They want to ruin the entire family and their business interest as a result of political interests.
Read the bbc middle east news below.
Click the website/link below to read about this injustice on us.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12655550
Please reply me promptly if your are interested in assisting/partnering with me so that I can furnish you with the details including the amount involved and the proposed commission.
Best regards,
Mark Darrell Tepoorten
For Habib Ibrahim El-Adly Family.
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