419 scam: Mr Hussain Sajid <mrhussain_sajid@yahoo.com> HOW ARE YOU?

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- hussain04sajid@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Hussain Sajid <mrhussain_sajid@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Mr Hussain Sajid <hussain04sajid@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 01:44:15 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: HOW ARE YOU?

The Branch Manager,
National Bank of Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirate,

My name is Mr.Hussain Sajid, I am the branch manager of National Bank of Abu Dhabi.I have a financial transaction that will benefit you and I.But I decided to wait until now Col Muammar Gaddaffi is dead to make this proposal to you.
Before the current revolution in Libya Mr Saif Al-Arab Kamis Gadaffi, the dead son of the ousted president of Libya Col Muammar Gaddaffi, hurriedly deposited the sum of Twenty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars($22,500,000.00)USD in a secret ESCROW call account of my bank without any beneficiary in order to avoid confiscation or frozen of the fund.And now him and his father are confirmed dead it is a great opportunity for us to make a deal.
But as an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this fund in any way, so my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 30% of the total funds as commission, while 65 percent comes to me and my colleague and 5% will be for any expenses incurred. I placed you on 30% because I believe this business now belongs to both of us, and your efforts and support is highly going to be involved as well.
Up till date, no one has the knowledge of the $22,500,000.00USD you are about to receive in your bank account, and no one will ever know of it.All you need to do is stand as the original depositor and beneficiary of the fund in my branch so that my head office can order the transfer of the fund to your designated bank account.I will assist you in your claim so that the fund is transfer to your account. There is practically no risks involved, it will be a bank-to-bank transfer.
From the day you applied, within 15 working days the money should have been transferred and cleared in your account.When all things have work out well,then we will come to you for sharing and possible investment in your country.
Please note that all I need from you is your trust and sincerity as to seeing this deal through.Kindly get back to me urgently through my confidential email:hussain04sajid@hotmail.com
Thanks,
Mr.Hussain Sajid.

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