419 scam: "Mr. Anan Qaddumi"<qadd01@att.net> 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:

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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Anan Qaddumi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <qaddumianan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 01:40:57 -0700
Subject: 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, 5% for any

expenses incurred in this business and the remaining 65% for me. As soon as I

hear from you I begin personal arrangements to facilitate the transfer of the fund

to you in a way that will be quicker and safer for us.

Contact me urgently for the way forward.

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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