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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "the consignment" (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)
- "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)
- "consignment " (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.
- 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.
- drhassanabdulaziz@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "From: Dr .Hassan K. Abdul-Aziz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drhassanabdulaziz@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:29:24 -0000
Subject: As-Salamu Alaykum [Confidential Matter]
From: Dr .Hassan K. Abdul-Aziz
Reply Urgently
Email Address:drhassanabdulaziz@hotmail.com
As-Salamu Alaykum
I am Dr Hassan Abdul-Aziz a cosine to late president Muammar Gaddafi of Libya and a close friend to his late son who died with him in the attack that resulted the killing of the formal president of Libya. I was presently in the last attack which that killed Muammar Gaddafi.Right now i am under house arrest in Nigeria. I came to this country when i heard the death of Muamor Gadafi and one of his son. I was very afraid when i heard it.
As a close friend to his late son, he handed over to me some vital documents or proves of some of their family valuables saved out side Libya.
This documents include bundles of diamonds gold and cash which him and some of his brother saved outside our country Libya.He told me that he saved this valuables is a security company overseas because banks our country Libya and other countries of the world cannot allow them to transfer the money to any bank or to save the valuables as well.Now my condition here does not allow me to make any move out of the country where i am now on a political asylum because if i do i might be captured as well because many of my countries citizens knows me as a friend to the sons of late Gadaffi.
Now i need your confidential assistance to help for the claim of this valuable saved by my good friend before his death.His family does not know where about this information because they where outside the country before he died so i was the one only one with him before the short him but almighty Allah helped me to escaped to where i am now.
Treat this matter as very confidential for i will not like to be exposed this information because my life might be in danger. I am here in a refugee camp here in Nigeria but if you want to hear from me i can devise a means of communicating you with even on telephone Isha Allahu.This is an urgent deal and it needs to be followed up immediately.
Please look at these information on this site.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2064058/Saif-al-Islam-Gaddafi-face-firing-squad-pictured-posing-camel-herder.html
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2097446,00.html
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1021/libya.html
http://news.yahoo.com/libyan-dictator-moammar-gadhafi-dead-rebels-claim-122438187.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/oct/20/syria-libya-middle-east-unrest-live
Please if you are interested to help and assure me of your confidentiality in this matter I will tell you the country where this valuables and money are presently for you to prepare yourself and go for the claim as I will direct you on what you should do when you arrive.Bear in mind that there is no risk whatsoever involved in this deal.I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as you get this email today. As soon as i hear from you i will instruct the security company where this trunk box is to make a change of ownership of the consignment in your name and with your address.
Alhamdulillah
Your Brother.
Dr Hassan K Abdul-Aziz
Email:drhassanabdulaziz@hotmail.com
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