419 scam: "Khaled Ben Mustapha" <engr_khaledbenmustapha@one.co.il> Re: How can I invest in your Country

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "diplomatic security company" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Khaled Ben Mustapha" <engr_khaledbenmustapha@one.co.il>
Reply-To: <khaledben@blumail.org>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:32:35 +0200
Subject: Re: How can I invest in your Country

Brega Petroleum Marketing Company
Coast Road
P.O. Box 16649
Az Zawiyah. Libya
Website: www.brega-ly.com

Dear Friend ,

I am Engr. Khaled Ben Mustapha, from the city of Brega. Libya, an oil
merchant director with Brega Petroleum Marketing Company in Az Zawiyah.
Libya and Kuwait within the past few months; I believed that you must have
heard or seen on the news on CNN OR BBC regarding the massacre and crisis
in my country (Libya). Our president Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi who has
been ruling our country for the past 42 years,
(http://www.paltelegraph.com/world/africa/8666-rebels-driven-from-libyan-oil-town.html)
he has refused to step down and this has lead the protectors seeking his
resignation just like it happened in Egypt and Tunisia.

The bad news right now is that more than 9,000 people have been killed so
far and I do not know how many that will die in the next few months, as I
am writing you now my life is in danger.

I have virtually transferred/ dispatched my business capital $15.7 Million
United States Dollars in cash to a diplomatic security company overseas
through an international diplomatic courier company as my family personal
effect, quite unfortunate we are restricted to travel to most overseas
countries because their embassy here has been closed as a result of the
political unrest, I am so confused right now.

However, I am soliciting your assistance to retrieve the fund from the
diplomatic courier company (packaged in 1 diplomatic trunk box) .
Details/documentation of the fund would be disclose to you on a honest
/sincere interest to assist me to invest the fund into property
investment project which may have a better idea, thus I would like you to
let me know the types of lucrative and good business investment that will
be profitable in your country with such amount of money.

For your assistance/participation in this transaction , you will be
rewarded with 20% of the total fund

Note this transaction is 100% risk free. The source of fund is legitimate
which has nothing to do with proceed from illicit act such as fraud, Drug
or fire arms.

Kindly contact me immediately by furnishing me with your complete Information

1) Your full names
2) Age,
3) Direct phone number
4) Mobile phone number
5) Nature of job/position,
6) Marital status
7) Address
On receipt of your response, I will send you the documents pertaining to
the deposit of the fund and engage the service of an attorney to carry out
the legal documentation that will compel the security company to
recognize you as my business associates and release the package to you
that contains the fund

Please I am sorry for my English I don't speak English very well.
Khaled Ben Mustapha
Retired Director Freight Management and Operations
Brega Petroleum Marketing Libya

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