419 scam: Ali Ibrahim <vlozada@mininter.gob.pe> Assalamualaikum

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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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Ali Ibrahim <vlozada@mininter.gob.pe>
Reply-To: Ali Ibrahim <ali.ibrahimm@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:02:11 -0500 (PET)
Subject: Assalamualaikum

Assalamualaikum

I hope this mail finds you in good condition and I hope you and your family are in good health. What Iâ€™m about to share with you is a top classified secret, which is to be kept very confidential from any other person. What I have to say may come to you as a surprise, but I want you to be assured that you will be glad that you cooperated.

My name is Ali Ibrahim; I got your contact from a close friend who works in your country consulate office in Malaysia . I work with the Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi, the son of the Libyan leader as one of his personal aids. He entrusted me with the responsibility to make sure some of his funds in Libya is moved to a safe and trusted location anywhere in the world.

Your country is one of the country chosen due to my leaderâ€™s relationship with your country, so is my duty to find a trusted, reliable and capable individual that will be able to accept the funds in his name as a foreign funds for investment in your country .The funds in question is $90,000,000.00USD, which was formally deposited in Tunisia and, now moved to Malaysia as the Tunisian government seems to be cooperating with the EU, In the recent crisis in Libya. If you are interested in assist my leaderâ€™s son, I will give you more information on how we can meet in Malaysia as other details cannot be revealed through email. I will go back to Libya in 5 days time to inform my leader if we have a chance to work together. Once I am back to Libya we cannot communicate through phone only by email
and until we schedule a final meeting in Malaysia again.

Please if you are not convinced by faith to carry out this transaction kindly delete this email to avoid circulation.

My best regards to your family
Ali Ibrahim

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